The government has decided to scrap its plans to create a market for secondary annuities.

Cardano Group has acquired covenant specialist Lincoln Pensions in a deal that will enable the firms to provide integrated risk services to pension schemes and sponsors.

The biggest stories were MPs being told a rescue plan for Bernard Matthews appeared to dump the DB scheme, and why 'salami slicing' pensions tax relief could cost the government billions.

The government's independent state pension age reviewer John Cridland has said he will explore whether it is possible to "smooth the transition" between the working age and retirement in his interim report.

Jonathan Lipkin says the Investment Association is getting closer to delivering a complete framework for disclosing costs.

Tax relief reductions have lowered the allure of pensions relative to other savings products, potentially costing the government billions of pounds in lost tax revenue over the long term.

Whitbread Group has chosen Aries Insight's pensions service to help it stay on top of ever changing and complex regulation.

Benchmark 10-year gilt yields passed 1% yesterday for the first time since June's referendum, as overseas investors continued to shed sterling assets over fears of a 'hard' Brexit.

Last year Tesco replaced its DB scheme with a low cost DC arrangement targeting investment strategies that push the boundaries of typical DC funds. Stephanie Baxter explores why the award-winning scheme breaks the mould.

Shajahan Alam says giving DB schemes flexibility to reduce inflation linkage sounds a lot simpler than it would be in practice.