The consumer (CPI) and retail prices index (RPI) measures of inflation have hit their lowest levels since September 2012, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

This week respondents backed calls for The Pensions Regulator (TPR) to run a register of charges and for Local Government Pension Schemes (LGPS) to be merged, but said there is no role for paternalism in auto-enrolment (AE).

Just over half this week's respondents said a merger of the Local Government Pension Schemes (LGPS) was feasible, while one in eight said the proposal was impractical.

More than four out of five respondents said employers had no moral obligation to persuade staff to participate in a scheme once they had been auto-enrolled and had opted out.

The majority of contributors said trustees were generally using the flexibility in the system when setting assumptions for valuations.

Almost six out of 10 contributors backed Labour's call for a public register of scheme charges, run by The Pensions Regulator (TPR).

Wincanton is closing its defined benefit (DB) schemes to existing members, 11 years after shutting its doors to new members.

The Schindler Group scheme has agreed a £50m buy-in with Legal & General (L&G) to cover the liabilities relating to its current pensioner members.

Employers support many of the principles set out in today's defined ambition (DA) consultation, according to research from the Association of Consulting Actuaries (ACA).

The Tate & Lyle Amylum UK Pension Scheme has agreed an £82m buy-in to cover all liabilities relating its pensioner and deferred members.