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Plans by the European Union to introduce Solvency II rules to the pensions industry run the risk of undermining pension provision rather than strengthening it, industry bodies have warned.

The pensions industry has delivered a positive verdict on Lord John Hutton's interim report on public service provision.

Strike action over changes to pension arrangements at AstraZeneca have entered their third week.

Trade unions have backed a motion calling for a national day of demonstration to oppose cuts in public services, pension provision and jobs.

Top company directors' pension pots are 26 times bigger than the average scheme member, statistics from the Trades Union Congress show.

Major plan changes to auto-enrolment in 2012 risk undermining the consensus on workplace pension reform, leaving another generation exposed to retirement poverty, the Trades Union Congress warns.

UK - Major changes to auto-enrolment in 2012 risk undermining the consensus on workplace pension reform, leaving another generation exposed to retirement poverty, the Trades Union Congress has warned.

The government should reform the current contracting out rules which give an unfair advantage to public sector workers and employers, Ros Altmann says.

The decision to index occupation pension increases to the CPI measure of inflation will cut the benefits of millions of workers, industry figures warn.

UK - Proposals to index private sector pension increases to the Consumer Price Index amount to a "stealth cut" on the average worker's retirement pot, unions have claimed.