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Total UK pension obligations hit £7.1trn at the end of 2010 - including unfunded defined benefit public sector obligations of £900m, national statistics show.

Barclays chairman Marcus Agius will apologise to shareholders; senior Conservatives call for drastic welfare cuts to boost business.

Here it is. The full list of 33 points included in The Pensions Regulator's funding statement.

The Pensions Regulator has published updated guidance on how trustees and employers should approach funding valuations in the current challenging economic environment.

Pension Corporation has completed the buyout of an ancient merchant trade association's defined benefit pension scheme.

Whitbread has seen its pensions deficit grow by £111m in the 12 months to the end of march, despite paying in more than £95m in recovery funding.

A Supreme Court ruling permitting firms to retire workers at a fixed age has been welcomed by experts as an important clarification of mandatory retirement laws.

Barclays has announced a surge in profits by over a fifth in the first quarter of 2012, ahead of an expected shareholder rebellion over executive pay.

Ford workers are to vote on plans to strike in protest at the car maker's intention to close its final salary pension scheme to new joiners.

Appeal fails on forced retirement; Firms win right to retire workers at 65; Too young to retire, too old to keep the job; Ford faces threat of first strikes since 1970s