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THE GOVERNMENT must be forced to reveal the details behind chancellor Gordon Brown's 1997 pension tax changes which "destroyed UK plc", consultants claim.

SCHEME sponsors are asking trustees to sign confidentiality agreements to prevent sensitive information getting into the public domain, accountants claim.

THE RECORD number of people seeking pensions advice indicates growing concern and a "lack of confidence" in the system, experts believe.

SCHEME-specific funding played a fundamental role in driving companies to plug their deficits with special contributions in 2005, claims Mercer HR Consulting.

THE GOVERNMENT may have "pretended" final salary pensions were safe to avoid a future savings crisis, an independent adviser claims.

Capita Hartshead has been appointed as administrator to Bombardier Transpor-tation's pension schemes.

BRITISH Energy has ploughed £50m into its pension fund in a bid to reduce its £215m deficit.

Trustees risk being found guilty of maladministration unless they take internal complaints seriously and follow correct procedures, lawyers warn.

THE GOVERNMENT must be forced to reveal the details behind chancellor Gordon Brown's 1997 pension tax changes which "destroyed UK plc", consultants claim.

UK AND Irish regulators should not be allowed to blame each other over the collapse of Equitable Life, Liberal Democrat MEPs say.