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Two out of five contributors think none of the Department for Work and Pensions' preferred options for defined benefit-lite will find favour with employers. Among those who thought some of the ideas might be taken up, the majority thought cash balance...

Legal and General Property (LGP) has agreed to forward fund a £25.7m student accommodation scheme pre-let to the University of the Arts London.

Jack Jones says the regulator has got it right

Hannah Brenton analyses the central bank’s record rate cut and where it might turn next

Pensions minister Steve Webb has created a working group to consider reforming multi-employer defined benefit schemes to help charities struggling with liabilities.

Linklater’s Phil Goss and Alasdair Smith ask if Kodak’s settlement with TPR and the PPF will open the floodgates

Buck Consultants is consulting with its UK employees on closing its defined benefit final salary offering by the end of 2014, PP has learnt.

Two groups representing London councils have published reports with contradictory conclusions on the viability of a local government pension scheme (LGPS) merger.

Guinness Peat Group has seen its schemes' deficits increase over the first quarter as an investigation by The Pensions Regulator into its scheme responsibilities continues.

Compass Group has seen its defined benefit scheme deficit fall by more than £50m after making a one-off contribution of £72m in March.