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US - The US Postal Service (USPS) could be allowed to use surplus pension payments to address a $5bn company deficit under a bill introduced this week

Local authority pension funds have called for News Corporation to overhaul its board structure in the wake of the phone hacking scandal.

There will be a cultural shift as older workers retrain to remain in the workforce longer, Steve Webb says.

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee has announced it will embark on a second round of quantitative easing - what's your view? Will this be a positive move for schemes?

UK - The Bank of England has increased its quantitative easing programme by £75bn ($114bn) in a bid to kick-start the UK's ailing economy, while leaving interest rates on hold at 0.5%.

The Bank of England has increased its quantitative easing programme by a more than expected £75bn in a bid to kick-start the UK's ailing economy, while leaving interest rates on hold at 0.5%.

The Bank of England move to undergo a second round of quantitative easing will be a ‘Titanic disaster' for both schemes and pensioners, Saga says.

Industry figures are expecting a host of de-risking insurance deals to be undertaken by "quasi-public sector" schemes in the coming months.

Warning of unintended outcomes of Tobin tax; Union boss's private talks with ministers to avert mass strikes

AUSTRALIA - The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) has called for the abolition of the A$450 ($437) monthly earnings threshold for superannuation guarantee contributions.