Supermarket giant Asda has chosen PwC to provide pension accounting services using Skyval for its defined benefit (DB) scheme.

Cartwright Group has appointed Alan Swallow as a senior actuary as the firm continues to grow its actuarial team.

Two major trade unions have denounced Nestle's plans to close its career average defined benefit (DB) scheme as a "betrayal" of staff.

The British arm of Dutch fiduciary manager MN has been bought by Kempen Capital Management (KCM), a subsidiary of Van Lanschot.

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Helen Dean has been appointed chief executive of the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) and will take over from Tim Jones in the autumn.

The industry believes the Chancellor should resist the urge to scrap salary sacrifice, according to Professional Pensions research.

Claire Teagle has been made managing director of HR Trustees following the retirement of Lyndon Jones from the role.

Nick Tinker has been made a director by Lincoln Pensions in an expansion of its senior team.