Unison has slammed Liberal Democrat proposals to slash public sector pensions, stating it will "come back to bite them."

Raising Standards of Pensions Administration is re-branding itself as the Pension Administration Standards Association and has outlined its strategy.

About one third of employees have had their pension plans hindered by the recession and will have to take more personal responsibility over the coming years, Towers Watson says.

Pensions administration correspondence must become more member friendly so people can better understand and engage with retirement planning, industry experts say.

Uniq has agreed with its trustees to take a pensions holiday until 2013, stopping all contributions to the scheme.

Emma Dunkley previews the April 15 edition of Professional Pensions.

Pension funds engaging in private placements can earn attractive, inflation linked returns over the longer term and is an activity which is likely to increase, M&G says.

Friends Provident is calling on the next government to help build a healthier savings culture in the UK.

Gartmore Investment Management and Hermes Fund Managers have combined their private equity fund of funds businesses, to form a new company called Hermes GPE.

Private sector defined benefit pension schemes are 85% funded, Pension Capital Strategies says.