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Jonathan Stapleton on DB's lengthy demise

Braced for impact: Employer's 2012 coping strategies

The Department for Work and Pensions has confirmed when employers must pay pension contributions for workers on maternity leave after confusion over the law.

UK - The Society of Pension Consultants has urged government to pass legislation defining money purchase benefits immediately, or risk schemes not operating correctly.

The Society of Pension Consultants has urged government to pass legislation defining money purchase benefits immediately, or risk schemes not operating correctly.

DLA Piper's Tamara Calvert looks at issues covered in the DWP's auto-enrolment consultation.

A £650m government loan facility for the National Employment Savings Trust will be "unrecoverable" as the agreement allows the terms of the loan to be renegotiated, a lawyer says.

Section 75 changes have failed to simplify the existing rules and merely added more complexity to employer debt rules, industry figures say.

This month the panellists discuss the communication strategy challenges auto-enrolment already presents to employers.

Moves by pension minister Steve Webb to simplify the state pension are risking discrimination against poorer parts of society, longevity experts say.