The country's biggest firms have increased their pensioner longevity assumptions for the fifth year running in a move which has added about 1% to scheme liabilities, Mercer says.

The default retirement age will be scrapped tomorrow meaning employers will no longer be able to force people to stop working when they reach retirement age.

DCisions and Friends Life have developed the Friends Life Workplace Savings Index to track the investment behaviour of more than 700,000 of its consumers.

Employer debt changes put on hold

A change in the way the Pension Protection Fund views contingent assets could significantly increase the levy for some schemes, Eversheds warns.

Industry confidence in the coalition government's performance on pensions has dropped and the vast majority believe red tape will increase, a Nabarro survey reveals.

Trustees should not slash communications budgets in tough times as it is the only way to keep member confidence through scheme changes, delegates at the PP Show heard.

Over regulation and being seen to "do the right thing" has overshadowed the only important thing to trustees - the employer covenant, a consultant says.

FTSE350 buyout liabilities are surging towards £1trn forcing schemes to abandon buyout plans and move forward with alternative de-risking strategies, Aon Hewitt says.

There is little hope government will not legislate to deal with the problem of guaranteed minimum pension equalisation, delegates heard.