The government must rein in pension promises, or find the funds to back them as the state's unfunded liabilities approach £6trn, argues the Centre for Policy Studies (CPS).

DWF has hired Sinead Sheehan from Squire Patton Boggs after losing seven pension lawyers to rival firms in the last six months.

Government keen to soften the blow on departing sponsors

Deficits in UK defined benefit schemes remained at "eye-watering" levels in May and are more than 50% higher than they were this time last year, according to JLT Employee Benefits.

Capita Employee Benefits and JLT Employee Benefits have signed up to use RiskFirst's PFaroe risk analysis software.

Top stories this week include £100,000 stuck in a suspected pension liberation scam, advice on deflation, and a trustee fined over transfer delays. Here's what you might have missed.

The government has pledged to keep the triple lock on state pension increases until 2020 and to leave pensioner benefits such as the winter fuel allowance untouched.

Former shadow pensions minister Nigel Waterson has some words of advice

PP explains how deflation could affect schemes, and what trustees can do

A sharp drop in inflation expectations and continuing low gilt yields have undermined the ability of the UK's biggest firms to support their pension schemes, research finds.