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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.

The government has said it will not issue CPI-linked gilts in 2012-13, saying the move would not be cost effective and would involve "a number of risks".

The Chancellor has confirmed he will unlock £20bn of pension fund assets to invest in infrastructure in a bid to "overhaul the physical transport infrastructure of our nation".

The Chancellor confirmed the government intends to clamp down on "complex asset-backed contribution structures" that allow firms to over-claim tax relief.