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Global markets have slipped back into the red after the Dow Jones posted heavy losses on the opening bell, as fears of a double-dip recession intensify.

Holloway Friendly has appointed two new directors to its board taking the total number of people on the board to ten.

This week's Retirement Planner quick-fire poll asks: Should smaller employers be given more time to prepare for auto-enrolment?

Sterling fell to its lowest level against the euro for a month after the Bank of England cut its growth forecast for this year.

Retirement Planner's round up of the top pension stories today.

The government has proposed changes to pension reform which will give smaller employers more time to prepare for auto-enrolment than previously planned.

Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) last night published the application for fixed protection for the new lifetime allowance (LTA) on pension contributions.

Castlestone is to wind up its listed funds business, consisting of four portfolios, three of which were suspended earlier this year.

Former threesixty director David Ingram has launched a support service for product manufacturers and fund management groups to help them prepare for the retail distribution review (RDR).

Deficits of schemes monitored by the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) worsened last month, increasing from £8.3bn in June to £67.3bn at the end of July.