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Over a quarter (27%) of international employees are concerned about the possibility of having to work longer than they wanted to due to financial constraints later in life, a report from HSBC reveals.

BP has agreed to make more than £1.4bn of additional contributions to its pension schemes over the next five years in a bid to wipe out its deficit by 2017.

One in seven workers has no idea when they will be able to retire, according to research from Barings Asset Management.

Royal Mail and Post Office workers part of the Unite union have overwhelmingly voted against a planned cap on pensionable pay increases.

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has launched a consultation on the longevity risk transfer market, which it says will provide a preliminary analysis and raise awareness of potential risks.

Private equity firm Blackstone is looking to gain access to the UK bulk annuity market by buying a stake in Goldman Sachs' bulk insurance vehicle Rothesay Life, according to reports.

Art of Pensions 2013, the annual competition run by electronic information service provider Pendragon, is now open for entries.

The independent trust and corporate services provider SMP Partners has appointed Jayne Corlett as a new manager within the compliance team.

Labour would force providers to fully disclose their pension scheme fees to members if it won the next general election, shadow pensions minister Gregg McClymont says.

Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Berkshire County Councils are considering merging their Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) funds.