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Journalists across the BBC are undertaking two 48-hour strikes after the majority of National Union of Journalists members rejected the broadcasting giant's latest offer on pensions, the union says.

Alliance Boots has consolidated its pension funds into a single scheme four years on from its merger.

Scottish Widows Investment Partnership has recruited Craig Mackenzie as part of a new governance and sustainability team which launches on 1 November.

Employers levelling down scheme provision following the introduction of auto-enrolment will only confirm negative perceptions of pensions, Iain Duncan Smith warns.

BBC threatened with Christmas strike; BBC journalists call strikes that could disrupt Christmas; BBC pension vote heads for split result

US - General Motors is to contribute a minimum of $4bn in cash and $2bn in GM stocks to its $85.9bn US pension plans.

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EUROPE - Europe needs to cut its pension deficits or risk prolonging the region's debt crisis as investors punish governments that don't force citizens to work longer, said Finnish Finance Minister Jyrki Katainen.

IRELAND - The Irish government should tap into the country's pension reserves to carry out a US-style economic stimulus package, analysts said.

UK - The Wedgwood Museum could see its historic collection of antique pottery sold off by the Pension Protection Fund in a bid to pay off a £134m ($213.5m) scheme liability, an MP warns.