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Pension funds have been urged to directly engage with companies on executive pay by leading corporate governance bodies.

Teachers and college lecturers in London are staging strike action today over changes to their pensions.

The Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations will cause the economy to contract between April and June, the Bank of England's Mervyn King has warned.

Markets in Asia tumbled overnight, with China's domestic market selling off sharply, amid ongoing concerns over the recovery in the west.

Government body UK Financial Investments is in talks to sell £10bn worth of RBS shares to a consortium of investors led by Sheikh Mansour, the owner of Manchester City Football Club.

Claims management firms are being investigated by the Ministry of Justice after a surge in bogus compensation claims filed for consumers who were mis-sold personal protection insurance (PPI).

The average retired person has more than £8,000 of personal debt to repay - with the collective total for the country reaching £96bn, analysis has found.

In this week's quick fire poll we ask: the ‘granny tax' has caused great controversy in the media with many commentators saying it is yet another example of pensioners being penalised.

Retirement Planner's round-up of the top pension stories this week.

Advisers continue to be confused by the FSA's stance on single platform use, research suggests.