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Pooling traditional defined contribution (DC) fund assets could lead to significantly larger retirement funds through better diversification and governance, Pensions Policy Institute (PPI) and Schroders research has suggested.

Aviva is the thirteenth master trust provider to receive the Pension Quality Mark (PQM) Ready accreditation.

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has published an internal manual on how value-added tax (VAT) should be calculated for defined benefit (DB) occupational pension schemes.

Sarah Culver has been made associate director of Punter Southall Aspire, in a bid to boost its defined contribution (DC) team.

British Airways (BA) has reimbursed the trustees of its Airways Pension Scheme (APS) for nearly £12m in litigation costs over the last two years.

Liz Airey has been appointed non-executive chairwoman of the Rolls-Royce UK Pension Fund, as Paul Spencer is set to retire at the end of December after nine years.

This week we want to know if the Chancellor will reform tax relief in the Budget and if the government should amend rules around salary exchange arrangements to help lower-paid workers.

The UK's 350 largest listed companies recorded just a £1bn fall in their defined benefit (DB) deficits over the course of October, Mercer's monthly update reveals.

RPMI has continued the restructure of its senior team - appointing two managing directors as part of a move to focus on "core areas" of expertise.

Employees on low wages should be allowed to share in the benefits of a salary exchange for pensions, according to Royal London and Radcliffe & Co.