The UK Coal pension schemes have taken a controlling stake in a property business that was split off from the scheme's sponsoring employer in an attempt to plug a £450m deficit.

The Association of Corporate Trustees has appointed Eversheds partner Giles Orton as president.

Tate & Lyle has secured a £347m buy-in with Legal & General to cover 43% of its pensioner liabilities, in the biggest bulk annuity deal of the year.

The Pension Protection Fund has confirmed the method trustees must use to calculate guaranteed minimum pensions for schemes transferring into the lifeboat fund.

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The Government will pave the way for the issuance of ‘super-long' gilts by removing the current maturity cap.

The Department for Work and Pensions is to consult on giving The Pensions Regulator a statutory objective to consider the effect of recovery plans on sponsoring employers.

RSA and Heineken have signed up to use PensionsFirst's PFaroe platform to help manage their defined benefit pension risk.

A group of thirty international pension experts has challenged the Pensions Policy Institute's claim that planned reforms will significantly reduce the gap between public and private sector pensions.