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The total funding level of the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) 7800 index has worsened for the fourth month in a row, after further gilt yield falls.

Nearly three-quarters (73%) of staff would welcome monthly pension checks during work hours according to Aegon research.

Associated British Foods (ABF) expects its defined benefit (DB) scheme to have a £200m deficit by the end of 2016 due to tumbling bond yields.

The Citizens Advice pension scheme has selected Punter Southall to provide a range of services.

People's optimism in their retirement saving plans has dropped since Brexit according to research by Scottish Widows.

Aegon has warned of a retirement shortfall for the bereaved as pre-retirees are increasingly not arranging for pension payments to go to their partners after death.

The cost and size of pension deficits are increasing which has consequences for trustees, company directors and shareholders. Michael Klimes asks if investors are starting to worry.

Struggling sponsoring employers of defined benefit (DB) schemes should not be allowed to suspend annual pension increases according to PP research.

The number of bulk annuity market participants is expected to rise by 57% over the next five years according to Barnett Waddingham.

Plastic manufacturer Carclo has warned it might not be able to pay its last dividend of the year due to a rising pension deficit since Brexit.