Industry

As anyone who has been unfortunate enough to have lunch with me will testify, my long-term pet hate has been the fact private sector pension funds have to account for and fund future liabilities now, while the government conveniently dodges these rules...

Inaccurate data presented during the Kraft takeover of Cadbury could mean any clearance applications given in the course of the transaction are invalid, a lawyer says.

The Society of Pension Consultants will do more to promote risk sharing as a means of supporting defined benefit provision, its new president says.

The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries is pushing to be "heard more clearly" by the industry following last week's merger, its president says.

The government should revisit Alan Pickering's original proposals for a clear idea on how to re-energise retirement savings, John Moret says.

The coalition government will take a "long hard look" at auto-enrolment and the delivery of NEST before deciding on its future, Steve Webb says.

Mohamed Al Fayed's colourful tirade against "idiot" trustees in yesterday's London Evening Standard makes for entertaining reading.

As details of NEST emerge, LAURA BLOWS questions whether it is looking likely to provide a decent pension pot for low to mid-earners

The aggregate deficit of FTSE350 companies stood at £160bn at the end of Q1 despite positive asset returns, Mercer figures say.

The Pensions Trust has appointed Independent Transition Management to implement analysis software to identify data errors and risks.