UK - Industry figures have backed calls for companies involved in mergers and acquisitions to disclose their intention for the target company pension scheme prior to the deal.

Industry figures have backed calls for companies involved in mergers and acquisitions to disclose their intention for the target company pension scheme prior to the deal.

UK - Scheme sponsors are increasingly transferring property to insurance companies in risk reduction deals as insurers develop innovative ways of taking on scheme liabilities, experts say.

Scapa Group has reduced the deficit of its three UK defined benefit schemes by £3.6m, results show.

The Commons Public Accounts Committee has questioned the validity of Treasury cost projections for public sector scheme changes, saying it did not fully test the impact of its assumptions.

Sebastian Cheek examines the reasons behind the explosion of interest in DC property funds

Scheme sponsors are increasingly transferring property to insurance companies in risk reduction deals as insurers develop innovative ways of taking on scheme liabilities, experts say.

The government has identified two broad options for changing the tax rules governing employer asset-backed contributions to defined benefit schemes.

The Department for Work and Pensions has issued non-regulatory guidance on offering a default fund for auto-enrolment defined contribution schemes.

UK - Pension schemes are expected to shift a further £20bn ($32bn) of liabilities to insurance companies and banks over the next 18 months, according to Hymans Robertson.