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My first morning back at work following a two-week break in the sun started with a bump - with Radio 4 talking about three separate pensions stories.

The spoils of conflict, or the laurels of success, go not necessarily to the strongest, but to the most adaptable.

The number of FTSE 250 companies providing final salary benefits to a large number of employees has fallen to just 15, Pension Capital Strategies says.

Market volatility has eroded annualised returns from direct investment in the FTSE 100 to 0.5% over the past ten years, MetLife Europe says.

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Ten FTSE100 companies have total disclosed pension liabilities greater than their equity market value, Pension Capital Strategies research shows.

UK - Ten FTSE100 companies have total disclosed pension liabilities greater than their equity market value, Pension Capital Strategies research shows.

UK - FTSE100 companies dramatically upped pension contributions last year to a record £17.5bn ($27.8bn), data from Lane Clark & Peacock reveals.

FTSE100 companies' median liabilities jumped about 20% last year due to changes in accounting assumptions, Mercer research reveals.