The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) will relax the tough stance it intended to take on non-property asset backed contributions (ABCs) after concluding a consultation on changes to its levy, PP understands.

The Society of Pension Consultants (SPC) has rebranded as the Society of Pension Professionals (SPP) and launched a new website.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has restarted its search for a new chief executive a year and a half after former boss Bill Galvin announced he was stepping down from the role.

Pension deficits at the country's biggest firms rose in August as schemes continue to suffer the effects of historic low interest rates, research finds.

The Co-operative Group has increased annual deficit contributions and made a one-off £30m payment to its scheme following the disposal of several parts of its business.

The Art Fund is trying to raise £15.75m to prevent the Wedgwood Museum's collection being broken up as part of its scheme's transfer to the Pension Protection Fund (PPF).

The organisation reveals the most common enquiries fielded this year

Questions about retirement planning were far and away the most common reason for calling The Pensions Advisory Service (TPAS) last year.

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has hit Mazars with almost £2m in fines and costs for giving bad advice to trustees of the First Quench scheme.

Pictet Asset Management has hired Barings multi-asset trio Percival Stanion, Andrew Cole and Shaniel Ramjee to lead a push into the space.