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The Institute of Chartered Accountants Staff Pensions Fund has insured £30m of liabilities through its second medically underwritten buy-in in under two years.

The impact of Solvency II on bulk annuity pricing will be limited, but schemes with generous options could see hefty increases, finds Jack Jones

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has published guidance on integrated risk management that advisers say will serve as a "wake-up call" to trustees of defined benefit (DB) schemes.

Martin Boniface has been made executive director at JLT Employee Benefits and will be responsible for running the trustee and corporate consulting arm of the business.

The RAC (2003) Pension Scheme has completed a £600m longevity swap with Scor Se, which could be a watershed in how small schemes manage longevity risk.

Plans to measure LGPS funding levels consistently from 2016 will give a more realistic picture of the scheme's health status with many funds expected to come out worse, writes Stephanie Baxter

The trustee of the Merchant Navy Ratings Pension Fund (MNRPF) has appointed Towers Watson to provide fiduciary management services to the £850m scheme.

Charlotte Moore looks at whether auto-escalation could be used to boost retirement savings

Pooling local government pensions schemes into six wealth funds will not necessarily boost infrastructure investing. Charlotte Moore looks at the issues that need to be dealt with.

Hymans Robertson has been awarded a gold standard in administration from the Pensions Administration Standards Association (PASA).