Merseyside Pension Fund has renewed its existing European equities mandate because of its asset managers' "holistic" approach to risk management.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has replaced 35 trustees in the last two years as part of efforts to clampdown on pension scams.

PwC has signed up the majority of insurers involved in the bulk annuity market to its Skyval Insure platform in a bid to make pricing easier for corporates and trustees.

Transfers from defined benefit (DB) to defined contribution (DC) schemes as a result of changes introduced in the Budget could cut £15bn from FTSE 350 scheme liabilities, says Hymans Robertson.

Liverpool has been alive with industry figures attending the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) annual conference this week, and here are the top ten stories from the event.

The National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) has called for a fundamental rethink of the regulation of trust-based schemes in a bid to improve governance standards.

The UK pensions industry has been warned of the threat posed by savers turning to online advice services.

The pensions industry is obsessed with charges even though contribution rates are a bigger issue, Trinity Mirror's chairman of trustees has said.

Independent governance committees (IGCs) should be made up of single candidates rather than a professional trustee firm, according to Cass Business School.

It is the responsibility of the pensions industry to get its message across as clearly and simply as possible, small businesses say.