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      This concise half-day event will explore a variety of different issues affecting scheme managers, through a combination of informative presentations and interactive panel debates, including GMP equalisation, the pensions dashboard, the accuracy and quality of members data and the latest trends in scheme administration.

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      The UK Pensions Awards – now in their 24th year – remain the industry's most prestigious accolades. They shine the light on excellence and recognise the advisers, providers and investment managers that offer the highest level of innovation, performance and service to occupational pension schemes and their members, and have done the most to improve this over the past year.

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Five stories you might have missed: Towers Watson merger; Awards winners; NEST evolves

The biggest stories on PP this week were the merger of Towers Watson and the Willis Group, the Pension Scheme of the Year Awards and NEST revealing its retirement blueprint. Here are the top five.

  • Industry
  • 03 July 2015
Towers Watson merges with Willis in £11.4bn deal

Towers Watson has merged with insurance broker Willis Group in an $18bn (£11.4bn) deal to create a wide-ranging global advisory, broking, and solutions provider.

  • Employee Benefits
  • 30 June 2015
Towers Watson merges with Willis in £11.4bn deal

Towers Watson has merged with insurance broker Willis Group in an $18bn (£11.4bn) deal to create a wide-ranging global advisory, broking, and solutions provider.

  • Industry
  • 30 June 2015
Why Towers Watson and Willis Group have merged: The strategic rationale behind the deal

Towers Watson and Willis Group have announced they will merge in a deal worth around $18bn (£11bn). But what is the rationale behind the move? PP takes a look at the five key reasons behind the amalgamation.

  • Industry
  • 30 June 2015
Do trustees fear DB-DC transfers?

While some schemes are facilitating DB-DC transfers others are more hesitant. Michael Klimes looks at why this is happening

  • Defined Benefit
  • 29 June 2015
Is good governance only for large pension schemes?

Natasha Browne asks whether TPR is right to say small schemes will never meet its governance targets

  • Defined Contribution
  • 26 June 2015
Lock, Stock and Two Broken Promises?

Chancellor George Osborne's commitment to austerity might force him to break his promise on the triple lock for state pensions. Michael Klimes finds out why

  • Law and Regulation
  • 18 June 2015
How can the industry provide long-term sustainable income for retirees?

As the freedom and choice reforms kick in it is more likely retirees will opt to remain invested in the markets rather than purchasing an annuity. The challenge for the industry is how to provide such products that provide sustainable income through retirement...

  • Defined Contribution
  • 17 June 2015
Towers Watson appoints PwC as auditor for LifeSight

The master trust LifeSight has appointed PwC as its auditor after a tender involving four other firms.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 17 June 2015
Towers Watson upgrades bond rating to 'neutral' amid rising yields

Towers Watson has urged dynamic investors to take a short-term neutral position on UK and US bond rates after previously recommending a moderately underweight position.

  • Investment
  • 16 June 2015
Why a secondary annuity market has legs

Natasha Browne takes a look at some of the proposals for a successful secondary annuity market as the consultation closes

  • Industry
  • 15 June 2015
Two in three workers ignorant of pension freedoms

Nearly two thirds (62%) of British workers have at most extremely limited knowledge of the pension reforms introduced by the last government says Towers Watson.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 01 June 2015
Towers Watson appoints two to master trust board

Gill Barr and Mervyn Walker have been made trustees of Towers Watson's UK defined contribution (DC) master trust, LifeSight.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 28 May 2015
PMI launches DC governance qualification

The Pensions Management Institute (PMI) has launched its latest qualification, a certificate in defined contribution (DC) governance.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 21 May 2015
Scheme funding: Treading water for years

PP looks at the latest statistics from the regulator on scheme funding

  • Defined Benefit
  • 19 May 2015
Aon Hewitt appoints head of fiduciary management for large clients

Mike Rogers has been made partner and head of large clients in the delegated consulting services team of Aon Hewitt.

  • Appointments
  • 20 April 2015
Mercer appoints UK administration chief

Richard Tuff has been made UK head of retirement by Mercer and succeeds Claire Ross who has gone to the North American side of the business.

  • Appointments
  • 20 April 2015
Scottish Widows appoints IGC chairman

Babloo Ramamurthy has been appointed chairman of Scottish Widows' Independent Governance Committee (IGC).

  • Appointments
  • 15 April 2015
Has the triennial valuation had its day?

Michael Klimes asks whether the triennial valuation should be scrapped

  • Defined Benefit
  • 10 April 2015
Fidelity and Towers Watson forced to pay out over delayed transfer request

The Pensions Ombudsman (PO) has ordered Fidelity Investments and Towers Watson to compensate a scheme member who lost out due to a "needless delay" of his transfer request.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 07 April 2015
Budget 2015: Three things to look out for

What will the be the major developments for pensions?

  • Law and Regulation
  • 18 March 2015
MNOPF: Steadying the ship at the multi-employer scheme

Andrew Waring talks about buy-ins, buyouts, longevity swaps and multi-employer DC arrangements

  • Risk Reduction
  • 09 March 2015
The evolution of pensions: 20 years of change

Pensions are in constant flux but contributions remain stable even if employees are failing to make use of employer matches, Natasha Browne finds

  • Industry
  • 06 March 2015
Towers Watson makes research appointment

Kate Hollis has been appointed to Tower Watson's credit research team.

  • Appointments
  • 03 March 2015
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