KPMG

Almost half of pension funds now believe that liabilities should be included on annual scheme accounts, according to latest research.

Jack Jones delves into the opposition to EIOPA's plans

KPMG has appointed Andy Seed as a director in its defined contribution pensions advisory team as part of a drive to double its DC business.

The government will save more than £2.5bn through a clampdown on "complex asset- backed funding structures" that allow firms to over-claim tax relief, says George Osborne.

The Treasury must create instruments focussed specifically on the needs of pension schemes if it is to persuade them to invest up to £50bn in infrastructure, argue industry figures.

Simon Davies has been appointed to head up Aon Hewitt's UK defined contribution consulting team in preparation for a boom in DC provision.

Pension funds could soon have to bear the cost of a Europe-wide tax on equity, bonds, 
currency and derivative transactions, finds Lynn Strongin Dodds

UK pension scheme assets under fiduciary management have reached £40bn, a study of the burgeoning industry reveals.

KPMG has expanded its pension team with the appointment of a director to its South of England team from Towers Watson.

The growth in asset-backed contribution structures could come to a "juddering halt" if the arrangements were ever tested in court, consultants and lawyers warn.