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Britvic has created a property partnership to provide up to £180m in contributions to its pension plan, after closing its defined benefit section to future accrual.

More than two million public sector workers, including local government pension scheme members, are staging a 24-hour walk out today over Lord Hutton's pension reform proposals.

Employers should be given a "safe harbour" to allow them to talk more freely to scheme members about value for money in defined contribution schemes, Parliament has heard.

Less than a quarter of finance directors are aware of the effect of auto-enrolment on their company pension, according to research.

Combined scheme deficits of FTSE100 global firms have swelled by 70% in 12 months to €290bn (£248bn) despite record levels of contributions, analysis finds.

James Murdoch has survived a vote to oust him as chairman of BSkyB, despite opposition from investors.

The UK and the eurozone will fall back into recession in the next 12 months as countries try to cope with a serious European credit crunch, Schroders says.

Here's what figures from around the industry have been saying today on the Chancellor's plans to boost infrastructure investment.

The pensions industry has cautiously welcomed the Chancellor's autumn statement.