The programme for the 2011 Professional Pensions Show has been released, with Pensions Regulator chief executive Bill Galvin and Pension Protection Fund chief executive Alan Rubenstein confirmed as keynote speakers.

Mercer has enhanced its financial consulting team with the appointment of Russell Lee as senior consultant.

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The narrowing spread between yields on corporate bonds and gilts led to falling discount rates and soaring liabilities last year, JLT Pension Capital Strategies says.

Actuary and consultant HamishWilson has strengthened its team with three hires.

A liability-focused approach is the only way for schemes to manage risk effectively, BlackRock managing director John Dewey says.

Trustees must be prepared to take advantage of de-risking opportunities when they arise, delegates heard.

Schemes are failing to communicate effectively with members because of an obsession with the latest technology and social media, warns Shilling.

Daily Mail and General Trust has introduced a raft of changes - moving members of its defined benefit scheme to a cash balance arrangement by March 2012.

Rising longevity still poses a risk despite some schemes having their fingers burnt at successive valuations, Club Vita warns.