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Up to 2 million women could miss out on being auto-enrolled if the government moves to peg the auto-enrolment trigger to the income tax threshold, the TUC warns.

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This could be a dire year for schemes as last year's losses are compounded in the first quarter and crystallised for the 40% of schemes with triennial valuations in March, warns Pension Corporation.

Pensions minister Steve Webb has ruled out calls to include membership of the UK Stewardship Code as a legal requirement for qualifying auto-enrolment schemes.

MPs have called on the government to protect company pensions during international takeovers following the on-going dispute between Heineken and Scottish & Newcastle scheme members.

The Pension Protection Fund is set to add specialist farmland and timberland fund managers to its investment manager panel to assist its alternative investment programme.

The Association of British Insurers must force pension providers to push retirees towards specialist annuity advice, the National Association of Pension Funds says.

The union-led appeals against the government's indexation switch will go ahead later this month and coincide with a protest against the changes outside the court.

Law firms Pinsent Masons and McGrigors have confirmed plans to merge the two organisations following a partner vote.

FTSE350 pension scheme deficits remained "stubbornly high" during January, hovering just above a combined shortfall of £80bn, data from Mercer shows.