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An actuarial and consultancy procurement framework for local government pension schemes will launch next month promising "better prices" for schemes.

The industry has welcomed the code of conduct on enhanced transfer value exercises and pension increase exchanges, but questions remain over how it will impact take-up of offers.

The £1.4bn Akzo Nobel longevity swap completed last week is predicted to be the first in a wave of transactions in 2012 and 2013.

A levy on local authority schemes could be introduced to fund the creation of an independent national governance organisation aimed at improving standards and scheme performance.

Hymans Robertson has unveiled an auto-enrolment consultancy service aimed at mid-sized businesses.

Insurers have started to turn down employers who want to expand existing schemes for auto-enrolment, PP has learned.

Here they are - the winners of the UK Pensions Awards 2012.

Public sector employers are running out of time to make sure they comply with incoming auto-enrolment legislation, experts warn.

Strathclyde Pension Fund is shifting its global equity holdings further out of active management and boosting its private equity allocations.

Rachel Dalton examines the industry response to the guidance.