The government should push back scheduled scrapping of the default retirement age to allow businesses to plan for it more effectively, employer groups say.
US - The state of Oregon has sued Arizona-based Apollo Group for $10m amid claims it deceived investors.
The government is greatly underestimating increased longevity and its state pension age hike is "not even treading water on the issue", Club Vita says.
The government has announced it will reform the country's social housing system, allowing more new affordable homes to be built, providing potential investment opportunities for pension funds.
The accelerated increase in state pension age announced today could result in higher private pensions if members delay scheduled retirement, Standard Life says.
BULGARIA - Bulgaria has raised obligatory contributions paid by employers and workers to the state pension fund by 1.8 percentage points to cover the widening budget deficit.
The spending review settlement with the Department of Work and Pensions will fund the introduction of auto-enrolment from 2012 and the establishment of the National Employment Savings Trust, the government has announced.
Equitable Life victims will get about £1.5bn in compensation, the government has confirmed.
The Comprehensive Spending Review is necessary to bring the UK economy "back from the brink", says Chancellor George Osborne.
"Never again" will state pension only increase by 75p