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EUROPE - Eurozone indices sold off sharply in early trading as fears over a break-up of the region swept across markets once again.

UK/SWITZERLAND - Swiss banking giant UBS has raised its estimate of the losses allegedly caused by rogue trader Kweku Adoboli to $2.3bn.

Here they are... The first set of pictures from the Pension Scheme of the Year Awards gala dinner, held at the London Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square last Thursday evening.

Some employers might be reluctant to get on board with changes to employment legislation, particularly when it comes to pensions.

With just over a year to go before the largest employers begin auto-enrolling workers into pension schemes, companies need to be prepared, a provider says.

Investment ignorance risk to retirement pot; Unions and Lord Hutton exchange angry words over pensions; Something for the weekend; Alex Salmonds's claim of Treasury 'threats' unravels; Union would welcome honest debate on pensions; FSA fines Rockingham...

UK - The Pensions Bill will have its third reading in the House of Commons on 18 October.

Lord Hutton has "misunderstood his own report", a trade union has claimed, after the former Labour minister accused it of not understanding the cost of public sector pensions.

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EUROPE - Ratings agency Moody's has placed UBS' Aa3 rating on review for downgrade following its $2bn unauthorised trading loss.