The Pension Protection Fund is £3.6bn in surplus so is there potential for the lifeboat fund to begin insuring its liabilities? Natasha Browne investigates

Mercer head of UK investments Patrick Race has stepped down after four years in the position.

The Pensions Ombudsman (PO) has instructed the Kodak pension scheme to make up the financial losses suffered by a member in a delayed transfer request.

PwC has made four promotions within its pensions and investment team.

Honeywell International will take on the bulk of Melrose Industries' defined benefit (DB) pension schemes with the £3.3bn acquisition of its Elster business.

There has been a significant improvement in industry confidence in The Pensions Regulator (TPR) over the past five years, according to research.

Julianne Moore has taken on the role of a US police officer who fought for equal pension rights for same-sex couples, in a Hollywood blockbuster due to be released later this year.

The Pensions Ombudsman (PO) has thrown out a complaint against the administrator of the Campden RA Pension Scheme over concerns that it miscalculated a member's deferred pension.

The number of face-to-face and over-the-phone guidance sessions provided by the government-backed service Pension wise has reached almost 18,000 since its launch in April.

Natasha Browne takes a look at the key issues around DB contracting out ahead of the April 2016 deadline