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Specialty plastic and fibre products supplier Filtrona has appointed Hammonds to provide legal advice to its two pension schemes.

The Actuarial Profession has put a prototype model to project future mortality rates out for industry consultation.

Capita Hartshead has bought Gissings Consultancy Services for an undisclosed sum.

Despite the recession most organisations are unlikely to reduce contributions or change the investment strategy for their pension plans, a global Mercer survey reveals.

Reforms to boost pension coverage will only produce a "small" increase in retirement saving among lower earners, the Institute for Fiscal Studies claims.

Employees are still "alarming unengaged" with personal accounts, JLT Benefit Solutions warns.

The impact of redundancy on retirement planning must not be forgotten when dealing with the stress of losing your job, The Pensions Advisory Service warns.

One in five employees without alternative pension savings are likely to opt out of personal accounts, two thirds of attendees at Watson Wyatt's latest debating forum believe.

Tackling a lack of knowledge and confidence amongst those who fail to join occupational schemes could create a "step change" in improving savings, the National Association of Pension Funds says.

The accumulated liability of unfunded public sector pension schemes is greater than the national debt, a Policy Exchange report claims.