Scheme contributions

HUNGARY - Hungary should not use pension savings to fix current budget financing problems, the country's central bank said.

BULGARIA - Bulgaria has raised obligatory contributions paid by employers and workers to the state pension fund by 1.8 percentage points to cover the widening budget deficit.

US - Lockheed Martin is to increase its pension contributions to $2.2bn, its third quarter results show.

HONG KONG - Hong Kong should limit fees for the city's mandatory pension fund and encourage workers and companies to increase contributions, Mercer says.

The BBC is facing a "winter of growing discontent" over proposed changes to the pension scheme, cuts and jobs, the National Union of Journalists warns.

US - California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has reached an agreement with the Service Employees International Union (SEIU).

Regulator determination panel says US parent was source of contributions

UGANDA - Uganda's state pension fund reported a return of 7% on members' contributions for the year to June, chairman Vincent Ssekkono said.

Building materials supplier Wolseley will make additional cash contributions of £25m per year to tackle its £432m pension deficit.

AUSTRALIA - Mining companies should introduce a minimum superannuation contribution of 12% in any new workplace agreements, resources Minister Martin Ferguson said.