The policy of raising public sector pensions in line with the consumer prices index instead of the retail prices index is being challenged.

The US video rental firm Netflix loses subscribers in the third quarter of 2011, as it reels from a customer backlash over price increases.

About a third of investors have voted against the re-election of James and Lachlan Murdoch to the News Corp board, after the UK phone-hacking scandal.

Hong Kong's top court has dismissed a case from a man seeking to inherit the multi-billion dollar estate of Nina Wang, once Asia's richest woman.

The Bank of Japan is working with Thailand's central bank to ensure availability of funds for Japanese firms hit by flooding there.

China's insurance regulator says market turmoil has affected the ability of some insurers to make payments to policyholders.

India's central bank raises interest rates and cuts its growth forecast amid high consumer prices and slowing global growth.

Swiss bank UBS reports third-quarter net profit of 1bn Swiss francs ($1.1bn; £710m), despite being hit by losses from alleged rogue trading.