Pensions minister Steve Webb reaffirmed his crackdown on short-term cash incentives to delegates by revealing plans to bring forward a code of practice in May 2012.

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Government has ruled out new changes to collective defined contribution scheme regulations after criticism legal restrictions will kill off the sector.

Cabinet ministers are urgently reviewing proposals to merge the Local Government Pension Scheme into a single superfund to improve its governance structures, Professional Pensions understands.

Pension funds should steer clear of alternative investments like hedge funds, commodities and private equity to help shake up the capitalist system, delegates heard.

Executive pensions are "corrosive" to the UK economy and reflect a "deep malaise" at the top of British society, a landmark report says.

UK pension scheme assets under fiduciary management have reached £40bn, a study of the burgeoning industry reveals.

The Bank of England yesterday signalled it was ready to pursue more quantitative easing after plunging inflation forecasts, raising further spiralling deficit concerns for schemes.

Merseyside Pension Fund is set to widen the collateral permitted for use in its securities lending programme in a bid to boost its revenue by 20%.

Warnings over enhanced transfer value offers have led to a significant drop off in the number of employees taking them up, industry figures say.