The Pensions Policy Institute (PPI) has suggested a single rate tax relief of 30% would encourage more basic rate taxpayers to save for retirement with little cost to the government.

The number of people saving into an occupational scheme has fallen by around 500,000 since 2010, according to figures from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

Legal and General has appointed Kunal Sood as a sales director to support the growth of its bulk purchase annuity and longevity insurance de-risking business.

Lillian Goldthwaite has taken up the role of director of corporate investments strategy and governance at Zurich following the departure of funds strategy director Jonathan Parker.

Richard Stroud has been appointed member nominated director to the trustee board of The Pensions Trust six years after leaving the scheme.

A requirement for all contract-based schemes to have employer-level governance committees would need Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) action on insurer transparency, Pan Group founder Andrew Cheeseman says.

Paul Osborne has been appointed managing director of UK and European sales by PineBridge Investments, bringing two decades of experience to the role.

Brooks Macdonald Employee Benefits has expanded its reach by creating a York-based team to complement its London counterpart.

Gallagher Employee Benefits has appointed Alan Redwood as a new business development director in a bid to increase its senior management team.

The Pensions Advisory Service (TPAS) expects an increase in calls concerning automatic enrolment (AE) between 2013 and 2014 as smaller organisations become affected.