The biggest stories were the long-awaited Just Retirement and Partnership merger, and revelations the government could be forced to fork out £2bn for the British Steel scheme.

Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) has concluded a £300m buy-in with the trustees of the VA Tech UK Pension Scheme, including a retrocession to Siemens' captive reinsurer.

Allowing certain women to access their state pension early would have little or no benefit for those affected by the rise in age, according to Royal London's Steve Webb.

One year on freedom and choice has had a mixed effect with many savers using their flexibilities while others are still taking a wait and see approach.

Punter Southall Administration Limited (PSAL) has appointed James Peel as client relationship manager.

Matt Wilmington has joined Legal & General's (L&G) pension risk transfer business as director of strategic transactions.

People coming up to retirement are still uncertain about how the new state pension will affect them according to research by Which.

Just Retirement and Partnership have finalised their merger to become JRP Group which will manage a total of more than £15bn assets.

Volatility of bulk annuity pricing is likely to continue in the coming months amid difficult market conditions according to Aon Hewitt.

Aegon is reducing or simplifying charges for over 600,000 contributing members of workplace schemes, according to its independent governance committee (IGC).