Most industry figures think defined benefit (DB) schemes will have to cut benefits to tackle spiralling deficits, according to PP research.

Barnett Waddingham has been appointed administrator for the University of Reading's Employees' Pension Fund (UREPF).

The government should take action to ensure more money is paid out to Allied Steel and Wire (ASW) pensions according to MP Gordon Henderson.

Pete Smith has been appointed to Barnett Waddingham's investment consulting team in Scotland and will focus on developing the business there.

For all the talk about pensions freedoms being the golden goose for the average man or woman, a closer look reveals it will not be easy for many people to get their money in April.

The Association of Member Nominated Trustees (AMNT) is holding its fourth annual general meeting (AGM) and conference on 25 February.

Sponsors of defined benefit (DB) schemes could face a £100bn bill as members look to transfer to defined contribution (DC) arrangements to take advantage of incoming ‘freedom and choice' rules.

UK pension funds' allocations to home grown equities has more than halved since 1998 according to Towers Watson's Global Pension Assets Study.

Vulnerable people must be informed about how pension freedoms could cut off their access to means-tested benefits according to Baroness Hollis of Heigham.

PP examines how the new rules to prevent mis-selling will work