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European insurance firms are "campaigning" for pension funds' capital requirements to be regulated more like insurers to generate increased business for the insurance sector, a leading MEP says.

MPs have rejected calls to reintroduce the Retail Prices Index for pensions uprating in a debate triggered by an online petition which attracted more than 100,000 signatories.

The Pensions Regulator has released details of its involvement in the ground breaking Uniq Pension Scheme restructuring deal as the fund confirms its PPF assessment withdrawal.

The government's use of quantitative easing has given pension funds a boost, Bank of England economist David Miles claims.

Pension funds should not face the ‘exact same rules' as insurance companies under Solvency II but must be open to change, European Commissioner Michel Barnier says.

Scottish Widows and B&CE have teamed up to offer a segmented auto-enrolment proposition for employers with diverse workforces.

National Association of Pension Funds chairman Mark Hyde Harrison has warned the European Commission that imposing Solvency II on pension funds could shut off the economic recovery.

Towers Watson has downgraded global ten to 15-year government bonds to "highly unattractive" - warning premiums can no longer compensate pension schemes for taking duration risk.

Shareholders like pension funds are operating in a "fuzzy" area between politics and the markets as major companies increase their lobbying efforts.

Shareholders should force companies to reduce executive pay, delegates heard.