Standard Life's 2012 corporate pensions platform profits are up but increases in new business have fallen from 2011 levels, its final year results show.

Engineering firm Costain has seen the benefits of its incentive exercises wiped out as its deficit remained relatively unchanged, its final results show.

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has said auto-enrolment is making good progress but pensions minster Steve Webb wants to ‘manage expectations' before early opt-out rates are published.

Pensions minister Steve Webb has reiterated his interest in providing guaranteed returns in defined contribution schemes to create of risk-sharing ‘defined ambition' vehicles, describing it as a "stunning sales pitch".

Taha Lokhandwala examines the options for TPR’s forthcoming conditional data standards

The Pensions Management Institute is looking to create partnerships with other industry bodies in a bid to boost take-up of its auto-enrolment qualification.

Troubled clothing retailer Peacocks has seen its scheme deficit increase by 73% as the scheme undergoes assessment to enter the Pension Protection Fund.

Lloyds Banking Group has seen its defined benefit surpluses increase along with strong performance from corporate pension provider Scottish Widows, its final results show.

Schemes should design auto-enrolment procedures with a longer term focus than the staging date, Tesco corporate pension manager Karen Wake says.

British Airways has seen its combined defined benefit deficit increase despite asset increases of over €2bn (£1.73bn), its final results show.