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Frank Oldham has been appointed as a client director at Independent Trustee Services (ITS) to lead trustee appointments in the South of England.

The number of people saving into a workplace pension has hit an all-time high, with 17.7 million people actively participating last year, latest government data shows.

Mothercare's defined benefit (DB) schemes have exited Pension Protection Fund (PPF) assessment after the struggling children's retailer's shareholders approved restructuring plans.

A parliamentary inquiry has found "worrying disparity" between The Pensions Regulator's (TPR) and Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) pension scheme guidance when it comes to considering environmental risk as a financial factor.

The £4.2bn North East Scotland Pension Fund (NESPF) has appointed HSBC Securities Services as its custodian, replacing BNP Paribas.

West Yorkshire Pension Fund (WYPF) has teamed up with M&G Real Estate to acquire a £94m retail space in a Birmingham suburb.

Aon has improved the buyout position of one if its defined benefit (DB) schemes after undertaking a bulk enhanced transfer value (ETV) exercise.

Kirsty Cooper has been appointed the insurance and pensions champion for the government's expanded dormant assets scheme.

The newly-launched Fiduciary Management Performance Standard has gained support from the biggest providers of independent evaluation services to pension funds.

Defined benefit (DB) schemes had an aggregate deficit of £200bn on a gilts plus measure at the end of May, according to PwC.