FTSE 350 companies may need to reconsider whether to pay dividends after the total deficit has climbed to £207bn by the end of August.

Standard Life's defined contribution (DC) master trust has joined the Pensions Regulator's (TPR) official master trust assurance list.

Marks and Spencer (M&S) has confirmed it will close its defined benefit (DB) scheme to future accrual in April 2017, following a three month consultation.

Anthony Hodges Consulting (AHC) has hired Francis Goss as commercial director.

RPMI Railpen has agreed a £700m "stable momentum" mandate with Russell Investments for its £21bn Railways Pension Scheme (RPS).

The Pensions Ombudsman Service will be renamed The Pensions Ombudsman (TPO) on 1 September.

The Treasury is seeking views on whether to allow defined contribution (DC) members to access their pensions before retirement to pay for financial advice.

Pension providers are not doing enough to help people find lost or dormant pensions, according to PensionsLink.

De-risking is actually "de-returning", Woodford Investment Management has said in a damning attack on low-risk investment strategies.

As US savers fight their pension schemes over high costs and charges, there is concern British trustees could see similar action. James Phillips reports