JLT Employee Benefits has appointed Andrien Meyers as a senior investment consultant to help advise the firm's Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) clients.

JLT Employee Benefits has appointed Phil Wadsworth as chief actuary to replace outgoing Hugh Nolan who has left the company.

Prudential has seen a 46% fall in individual annuity sales during 2015 following the introduction of the April pension freedoms.

Cardano has appointed Ralph Frank to lead its work in defined contribution (DC) pensions.

Former pensions minister Steve Webb has said reaching a state pension age of 66 by 2020 should have been done over a much longer period.

Total funding levels of defined benefit (DB) schemes in the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) 7800 have continued to fall against a backdrop of market volatility and falling gilt yields.

A number of solutions are emerging that may make financial advice more accessible for defined contribution (DC) savers according to a report by the Pensions Policy Institute (PPI).

Bulk annuity business in 2016 will outstrip last year's levels despite a slow start due to the introduction of Solvency II, according to Willis Towers Watson.

Volatility has risen ahead of the EU referendum with markets already reeling from a deflationary scare driven by the oil price fall. Kristian Brunt-Seymour finds schemes must take action now to mitigate their risk exposures.

A considerable gap remains between public and private sector employer and employee contribution levels according to data from the Office of National Statistics (ONS).