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Chilled food maker Uniq's losses have fallen following the pioneering debt-for-equity deal which saw its pension fund take a majority share-holding.

David Prosser: Visit London - and see Boris Johnson's little pensions scandal; US states face big pension gap

The Pensions Regulator must become "more engaged, more relevant and responsive" in its dealing with employers sponsoring defined contribution schemes, JLT Benefit Solutions says.

NETHERLANDS - Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP saw its liabilities drop by €11bn ($16bn) in the first quarter primarily because of rising interest rates.

Global Pensions will be taking a break over the Easter holiday and will return on Tuesday, 26 April.

CANADA - The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec has consolidated its real estate subsidiaries under the banner of the Ivanhoe Cambridge Group.

NETHERLANDS - PGGM increased its environmental, social and governance (ESG) allocation by €1.1bn ($1.6bn) to €3.7bn in 2010, its Annual Responsible Investment Report shows.

Nearly 200,000 people are waiting for their schemes to be assessed for entry into the Pension Protection Fund, the lifeboat organisation says.

The Pensions Regulator is investigating London mayor Boris Johnson's decision to put a tourism organisation into administration rather than taking on its pension liabilities.

Pension scheme investment into UK equities has more than halved over the past decade as funds move into bonds and index-linkers, figures show.