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Pension Protection Fund proposals that aim to give schemes greater financial planning certainty will lead to unfair levies, First Actuarial claims.

Universities Superannuation Scheme is expecting to save up to £750,000 a year through a new commission recapture service.

THE WORK and Pensions Committee of the House of Commons is to hold an evidence session on personal accounts following the government's response to the committee's report.

New principles outlining how administrators can improve their services to pension schemes have been welcomed by providers.

Broadcaster and former Conservative cabinet minister Michael Portillo will host this year's Pension Scheme of the Year Awards.

The total surplus of FTSE100 pension schemes has risen to £22bn despite ongoing upheavals in financial markets, accounting giant Deloitte claims.

FRIENDS Provident has launched a new bond offering a flexible lump sum investment vehicle with access to a broad range funds.

Members of defined contribution schemes must become more aware of their pensions to ensure they make sufficient provision for retirement, The Pensions Regulator warns.

Trustees should use mortality data from comparable schemes to assess their own longevity costs, Punter Southall says.

The Pension Protection Fund is considering introducing a different levy premium on schemes to reflect normal and "catastrophe" risk.