MERCER has appointed Tony Pugh to the new role of head of defined contribution pension services in the UK.

Punter Southall has launched a Pension Protection Fund assessment period service to help trustees manage the challenges of entering the lifeboat fund.

AUSTRALIA - Industry superannuation funds showed the strongest growth of all super funds during the second quarter of 2007, according to the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA).

Public sector pensions would face a complete overhaul under a Liberal Democrat government, the party's annual conference heard.

Firms want a more back-to-basics approach to benefits, a benefits administration provider believes.

Capita Hartshead has bought Aspen Actuaries & Pension Consultants for an undisclosed sum only three weeks after taking over Higham Dunnett Shaw.

Detailed fund maturity and asset disclosures in company accounts need to be improved significantly, the Financial Reporting Review Panel says.

F&C Investments' ethical investment fund range is set to allow investment in financial services institutions - including major banks such as HSBC and Barclays - for the first time.

The first-known case accusing a scheme actuary of being held liable for a fund's deficit has been opened by the Faculty of Actuaries.

FRM appoints JPMorgan