Steven Hull has been appointed partner within Eversheds' London office and joins from the law firm Ashurst where he was head of the pensions department.

Former Buck Consultants' senior corporate actuary Colin Richardson has joined PTL as a client director within its growing Leeds office.

National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) director of communications and engagement Graham Vidler will join the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) as director of external affairs in late spring.

Former Blackrock managing director Gary Smith has joined Capita Employee Benefits as head of defined contribution (DC) consulting with immediate effect.

Pension professionals are divided on whether members know and understand what they want in retirement.

Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander has suggested the 2014 Budget will avoid tampering with pensions.

Meaningful guarantees for defined contribution (DC) members are prohibitively costly, driving down demand, according to Hymans Robertson investment consultant Mark Jaffray.

Investment in renewables is not subject to political wrangling over energy in the UK, chairman of the Green Investment Bank (GIB) Lord Smith has said.

Chairman of the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) Ruston Smith has called for more index-linked gilts to be introduced to the market to meet pension scheme demand.

Blackrock chief executive officer (CEO) Larry Fink has said many schemes are not counting the cost of longevity which could have a detrimental impact on their liabilities.