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The total deficit for defined benefit (DB) schemes reached £710bn on a funding basis by 29 August amid further falls in gilt yields.

The success of freedom and choice will largely depend on the quality of advice and the number of people who receive it according to the industry.

Pirelli has completed a longevity swap transaction with Zurich for £600m of liabilities across its two main defined benefit (DB) pension schemes.

The Pensions Ombudsman Service will be renamed The Pensions Ombudsman (TPO) on 1 September.

The Treasury is seeking views on whether to allow defined contribution (DC) members to access their pensions before retirement to pay for financial advice.

Only 11 companies in the FTSE 250 provide defined benefit (DB) pensions for a significant number of employees, according to JLT Employee Benefits.

Sterling's weak performance in the wake of June's Brexit vote could allow the UK to re-balance its economy, according to Mervyn King, as he described forecasts of a materially weaker UK as a result of Brexit as "highly speculative".

Pension providers are not doing enough to help people find lost or dormant pensions, according to PensionsLink.

Liquid alternatives and private debt have the most potential to benefit from Britain's vote to leave the European Union (EU) according to research.

De-risking is actually "de-returning", Woodford Investment Management has said in a damning attack on low-risk investment strategies.