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Mark Wood asks: are PCLS really a great deal?

The trustee of the Nortel Networks UK Pension Plan is petitioning the US Supreme Court to gain access to the company's bankrupt US affiliates' cash.

Guidance issued by The Pensions Regulator last Friday sends a clear message that it will be flexible when dealing with employers that are unable to fund scheme deficits through cash contributions, says the watchdog.

Members of the Pensions Action Group have renewed lobbying MPs to improve their compensation package from the Financial Assistance Scheme.

The Pension Protection Fund is set to lose a 10% equity stake in Aquascutum after the high-end fashion retailer entered administration.

The trial of Tony Morris, who is accused of defrauding a number of pension funds as part of the £52m GP Noble fraud, has started at Southwark Crown Court.

British Midland Airways' pension scheme is poised to entered into Pension Protection Fund assessment after the parent company Lufthansa agreed to sell the struggling airline to International Airlines Group.

The government National Infrastructure Plan looks like a perfect investment fit for pension funds. Lynn Strongin Dodds examines the opportunities and the risks.

Culture minister Ed Vaizey refused to rule out writing a government cheque to keep the Wedgwood collection in one place after a judge ruled it could be sold off to plug a pension deficit.

The Pensions Ombudsman has ruled against a complainant who argued part of his pension should be classified as DC in order to protect it from Pension Protection Fund reductions.