Industry

Women's contributions to occupational schemes fell 5% in real terms over the last 12 months, despite average contributions rising in line with inflation.

Schemes with liability- driven investment strategies could shave one-third off their Pension Protection Fund levy payments by doing a "bespoke" analysis of investment risk, LCP says.

Advisers have welcomed plans to introduce a compulsory code of practice for insurers which is designed to encourage consumers to shop around for an appropriate annuity when they approach retirement.

RMT will join other unions, including GMB, Unite and Unison, in balloting for strike action over changes to public sector pensions.

Here they are... Some of the best pictures from the Professional Pensions Show 2011, held at London's ExCel Centre on Wednesday and Thursday last week.

Over regulation and being seen to "do the right thing" has overshadowed the only important thing to trustees - the employer covenant, a consultant says.

Professional scheme trustees should be "better regulated", according to an independent trustee firm.

The final phase a cost sharing research exercise for Scottish local government pension schemes could be shelved after initial findings dismissed plans to merge 11 funds.

Industry requests for acquiring companies to consider target pension schemes in takeover bids came "too late in the day" to be considered as part of an amended Takeover Code, PP can reveal.

Independent pension consultant Malcolm McLean praises the government for its progress on simplifying the state pension, but calls for a contingency plan should auto-enrolment fail.