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Complying with new complex accounting standards and getting member communications right are some of the biggest administration challenges facing pension funds, according to Aon Hewitt.

It was not legally risky for the Airways Pension Scheme (APS) trustees to unilaterally amend the trust deed to give themselves a discretionary increase power, ex-adviser Anthony Arter has said.

Pensions minister Richard Harrington has commissioned the Government Actuary's Department (GAD) to assess projected life expectancy in future years for the state pension age review.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has said individuals must be warned about losing employer pension contributions where they opt out to save into the lifetime ISA (LISA).

There is much speculation over what next week's Autumn Statement could throw up for pensions, so what does the industry want to see?

BESTrustees has hired Peter Esam, Bob Hymas and Christopher Wheeler to its trustee executive team.

The Airways Pension Scheme (APS) actuary has defended his advice to trustees that awarding a discretionary increase to members would be a "reasonable and prudent" thing to do.

Follows FCA announcement on personal pensions

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has disputed a report saying UK firms have paid a huge number of auto-enrolment fines unnecessarily.

PwC has appointed a new partner in its pension consulting business to lead the firm's focus on strategy and implementation advice to trustees of large defined benefit schemes.