PwC

PcW has announced two appointments to its pensions risk and investment consulting business.

Auto-enrolment is not going to put an end to retirement poverty, but it is a step in the right direction.

The average length of deficit recovery plans agreed after the latest round of valuation will be three years longer than in 2011, according to research by PwC.

Helen Morrissey asks if it is the government’s responsibility to deal with accountancy standards.

Consultants are seeing a surge of interest in incentivised transfer exercises after the publication of a code of practice earlier this summer brought some certainty to the market.

Schemes are being urged to reconsider "distorted" gilt holdings, as persistently low yields call into question the benefits of holding the asset class.

UK schemes have been urged to engage with an EIOPA impact assessment in order to make sure figures used to draw up a new pensions directive are not understated.

The Pensions Regulator's guidance on defined contribution schemes should have been bolder, the industry warns.

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.

A European Court of Justice ruling last week could help UK pension funds reclaim millions of pounds from French tax authorities. Michael Bow explores the background