Demands on schemes and trustees continue to grow exponentially.

US - Specialty materials company Allegheny Technologies Incorporated (ATI) is to make a voluntary US$100m contribution to its defined benefit (DB) pension plan in Q4.

The UK individual retail pensions market is set for further consolidation, a report claims.

Prysmian Cables plans to close its final salary pension scheme to future accrual next year.

Current estimates of retirement savings should be treated with caution, pension reform minister Mike O'Brien has warned.

Changes to the DHL final salary pension scheme have been condemned by the GMB union.

NU adds 38 new funds

Equiniti Benefit Solutions has selected Aquila to provide ad-ministration software.

Mercer has launched an outsourced liability-driven investment solution. The product will combine the investment consultant's strategic advice with implementation through a number of its rated specialist managers.

Pitmans Trustees has been appointed by Arbuthnot Banking Group as sole independent trustee to its occupational pension scheme.