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Schools joining the government's academy programme are being forced to pay their share of local government pension scheme deficits over drastically shortened time periods.

The government "should not pay much attention" to unions' threats to strike over public sector pension and pay reforms, chief Treasury secretary Danny Alexander says.

Members of the Prison Officers Association have voted against the final government offer of changes to the Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme, objecting to the linking of the retirement age to the state pension age.

Reforms to the local government pension scheme could lead to a "significant" increase in scheme costs for private sector contractors taking over local authority services, lawyers warn.

Fire Brigade Union control workers have voted against the Local Government Pension Scheme 2014 reforms with 90% saying the proposals remain unacceptable.

Jack Jones examines changes to the Environment Agency pension fund’s investment strategy

The move to a Hutton-style Local Government Pension Scheme has moved a step closer after the GMB union overwhelmingly voted yes to reforms.

The majority of Unison executive groups launched a campaign today urging their members to vote ‘yes' in a ballot on accepting the government's proposed reforms to the Local Government Pension Scheme.

Lothian Pension Fund has appointed Hymans Robertson to run its online communications in a bid to improve data quality and reduce administration costs.

Mercer has been appointed by the Merseyside Pension Fund to advise on the manager selection process for a passive investment mandate of up to £1.5bn.