The number of firms making asset-backed contributions (ABCs) to their schemes shot up in 2013, despite The Pensions Regulator (TPR) warning trustees to approach such arrangements with caution.

Members of trust-based defined contribution (DC) schemes expect trustees or employers to tell them when they should increase contributions, according to research from Barclays Corporate & Employer Solutions.

Dixons has introduced a cloud software solution for its scheme administration.

Goddard Perry's Spinnaker master trust has taken on the defined contribution (DC) sections of five schemes that have transferred to the Pension Protection Fund (PPF).

Trustees of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre Pension have appointed P-Solve to act as fiduciary manager to the fund.

This week we want to know whether pensioners should be able to switch annuity contracts, what the biggest risks facing a 25-year-old DC member are, and which asset classes will perform best for DB schemes in 2014.

Stephen Nichols explains how to spot, recruit and retain a good trustee

Philip Meadowcroft explains how and why trustees should hold firms their schemes invest in to account

Pensioners would have been better off without the triple lock

The Hozelock Limited Pension and Assurance Scheme has appointed Aon Hewitt to provide actuarial, investment consulting and scheme management services.