Sue Curley has been appointed to lead the defined contribution (DC) trust-based services in the UK by Buck Consultants.

Pensions Ombudsman Tony King is stepping down less than two years into his four year term, with his deputy also set to leave the organisation.

The state pension will be an adequate safety net if people make bad decisions when pension freedoms come in from April 2015 according to Prime Minister David Cameron.

Matthew Porter has been appointed managing director of the intelligent solutions division of Equiniti.

Joe Riviere has been appointed an associate by Sackers that takes the firm's total number of pensions lawyers to 51.

Deloitte has hired Richard Jarvis to be director in its total reward and benefits team in the north of England.

Tracesmart will increase its workforce by 50% in a major expansion of the firm, which is the UK's largest provider of pension scheme member tracing and existence checks.

The industry is not satisfied with efforts to improve contract-based governance

AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) has appointed Francisco Arcilla, Daniel Leon and Eric Lhomond to senior management positions.

Pitman Trustees (PTL) has appointed Gavin Cowan as manager in the Leeds office.