The UK has awoken to shock news that the Conservative Party has failed to secure an overall majority, leaving the future government hanging somewhat in the balance.

Variation in gilt yields led to a £4,000 rise in the average estimated defined benefit (DB) transfer value over the course of May, Xafinity has estimated.

Just small differences in approach to saving for retirement could cause people to lose huge portions of income, according to research by Royal London and Milliman.

Ross Trustees has appointed Nigel Moore and Darren Mason as independent trustees.

Introducing a flat rate of tax relief at 20% could save the Treasury up to £13bn, according to calculations by the Pensions Policy Institute (PPI).

Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) has appointed BlackRock's Mark Johnson as head of institutional client management, as part of plans to bolster its pensions proposition.

Carclo has announced it does not expect to pay any dividends until at least April 2018 as its pension deficit continues to drain its reserves.

This week we want to know whether you are finding it more or less difficult to recruit trustees at the moment.

Smart Pension has completed a £15m funding round to enable it to offer its services to large clients, acquire sub-scale master trusts, and expand overseas.

More than half (55%) of defined benefit (DB) schemes are now cashflow negative, yet many do not have formal de-risking plans, according to research.