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UK - Defined benefit schemes experienced an increase of more than £170bn (US$275.2bn) in total deficits in 2009, marking the worst year on record, Pension Capital Strategies said.

Business to cut pension benefits as final salary schemes die out; Your pensions policy is failing ministers told

The current rules and regulations surrounding retirement income are ‘not fit for purpose' according to the Association of British Insurers.

The number of people aged 100 and over will double over the next 10 years, latest Office for National Statistics data reveals.

The Pension Protection Fund has gone out to tender for a global custodian.

Pension Protection Fund chairman Lawrence Churchill and The Pensions Advisory Service chairman Margaret Snowdon are among those recognised with New Year honours.

In the second part of our run-down of the top 10 most read Professional Pensions Online articles in 2009, we look at the five most popular stories of the year.

In the first part of our run-down of the top 10 most read Professional Pensions Online articles in 2009, we look at those in sixth to tenth place.

Bramdean Alternatives has expanded its board with the appointment of four non-executive directors.

One million fewer Britons in company pension scheme than ten years ago; How police 'retire' with £100,000 - only to return to the force the same day