Barnett Waddingham

The average FRS17 funding level of university pension schemes improved three percentage points last year due to recovering equity markets, Barnett Waddingham research shows.

Massive exit fees and data transfer restrictions are making it difficult for schemes to switch administration provider, industry figures say.

There is "no overriding reason" why a merger of National Insurance and income tax should not go ahead, a consultant says.

The National Insurance Scheme for the Pensions Industry needs greater resources to deal with its workload, Barnett Waddingham associate Robert Wakefield says.

Aries Pension has launched a Retail Prices Index revaluation table to help defined benefit pension schemes who have to keep using the same RPI measure of inflation to revalue benefits.

The industry has largely welcomed The Pensions Regulator's discussion paper on delivering good outcomes for defined contribution savers, but stressed that good governance must be a main focus rather than just a consideration.

Thousands of scheme members with small personal pension pots are being "trapped" by poor annuity rates or lack of access to the market, Malcolm McLean says.

Barnett Waddingham has launched a bid to buy up clients who have been ‘orphaned' by providers and advisers who have left the market since A-Day in 2006.

UK - The Pension Protection Fund has confirmed it aims to collect an overall levy of £600m ($933m) in 2011/12.

The Pension Protection Fund has confirmed it aims to collect an overall levy of £600m in 2011/12.