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Just over half of workers are unaware that their employer would soon auto-enrol them in a pension scheme, according to Hymans Robertson research.

The latest Hyman's Robertson FTSE 350 accounting survey reveals firms are using an increasingly wide range of discount rates and inflation assumptions to calculate liabilities. Here are the key findings in full.

The widening range of inflation assumptions and discount rates used in pension scheme accounting could cause a headache for investors, warns a consultant.

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.