The auto-enrolment earnings trigger could be pushed up to £9,440 following a surprise increase in the personal tax allowance in yesterday's Autumn Statement.

Leading industry figures have called for the industry to consider a code of conduct for third party evaluators.

The industry has fiercely criticised the cuts to annual and lifetime allowances revealed in the Autumn Statement, arguing they will undermine confidence in pensions.

The Chancellor George Osborne has confirmed the move to a flat-rate state pension.

The third annual Kim Gubler Consulting Actuarial Fee Survey has shown larger schemes are benefiting significantly from economies of scale.

Removal firm Pickfords has shifted its defined benefit scheme off its balance sheet via a management buyout following a prepack administration which took place at the end of November.

Greene King is to close its three defined benefit schemes to future accrual after a consultation with active members, its half yearly report announces.

Labour MP Keith Vaz has called for changes to the proposals for police pensions in a parliamentary debate.

Taha Lokhandwala looks at the latest actuarial fee survey from Kim Gubler Consulting

Taha Lokhandwala asks what the UK can learn from the auto-enrolment experiences of Australia and New Zealand