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The aggregate pension deficit for the UK's biggest companies dropped by 63% in the last year thanks to shifting indexation measures and continuing high levels of employer contributions.

Scheme buy-ins reached a record £3bn during the past year but the current low cost "window of opportunity" to transact may be lost when Solvency II kicks in, KPMG says.

Pension tax changes lowering the annual limit to £50,000 will lead to more senior management figures ignoring pension schemes over the long term, a study finds.

Pension schemes are being ditched for cash supplements in the remuneration packages of FTSE100 chief executives, a study shows.

Pensions de-risking business slumped by 78% in the first quarter of this year despite a high level of activity in the market, research shows.

The revised IAS19 standard is set to shake-up the pensions industry and close the gap in accounting between the US and Europe, as Helen Morrissey reports

Helen Morrissey asks how revisions to the IAS19 standard will challenge European schemes and employers, and examines the global implications of the changes

UK - Scheme trustees must ensure their scheme does not slip down the priority order of creditors after company debt repayments doubled year on year, consultants warn.

Scheme trustees must ensure their scheme does not slip down the priority order of creditors after company debt repayments doubled year on year, consultants warn.

Despite buyout pricing appearing to be attractive once again, are schemes really in a position to take advantage of this or will 2011 be another missed opportunity?