Legal and General Investment Management (LGIM) has been chosen to manage £6.5bn of passive pooled investments for seven local government pension schemes (LGPS) known as the "Shires".

The RAC (2003) Pension Scheme has completed a £600m longevity swap with Scor Se, which could be a watershed in how small schemes manage longevity risk.

Rupert Brindley believes good times are just around the corner for struggling defined benefit schemes

Rosalind Connor has been made a partner by Arc Pensions Law.

Duncan Higgs has re-joined Towers Watson from Cardano, to work as a senior investment consultant on its delegated investment team.

A large majority of the pensions industry believes the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is right to investigate asset managers and investment consultants.

There is no certainty of when taxpayers will be paid back the loan which was made to establish the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST), the Public Accounts Committee has found.

Auto enrolment (AE) would be easier for small employers if the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) was the default provider and had been from the outset, says Mike Cherry.

The Pension Quality Mark (PQM) has made Nigel Stanley and Georgina Stewart non-executive directors to the PQM board.

The proposed merger between Just Retirement and Partnership has been put on hold subject to meeting Solvency II requirements and is expected in January.