The Australian government passed the law last week to establish a trans-Tasman retirement savings portability scheme.

The UK pension system has been ranked seventh in a Mercer study ahead of the USA, Germany and France.

The Falkland Islands government has appointed Punter Southall and Callund Consulting to carry out the actuarial valuations for the two schemes.

Saga director general Ros Altmann has said the maths behind the retail prices index is not wrong and the Office for National Statistics' proposal to change it is solely about the government reducing costs.

A new innovation centre has been opened in Liverpool with the aim to help civil service pension scheme members better understand their pensions.

A huge positive point that can be taken from the first tranche of auto-enrolment is how some companies have hit the nail on the head with communications and access.

Hermes Fund Managers have launched its latest fund as part of its UK active inflation-linked strategy which will primarily invest in UK bonds.

Over 30% of people aged over 60 are confused about annuities, research conducted by Age UK shows.

The need to meet both auto-enrolment and transfer of undertakings requirements (TUPE) could see employees enrolled in pensions multiple times, an employment lawyer has warned.

Research from Hymans Robertson shows that IAS19 deficits rose from £67bn to £115bn for FTSE350 companies in the year up to July 2012.