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Jim Leggate has been made head of UK institutional at Russell Investments and will relocate to London from the Middle East.

13 July 2016 • 1 min read

The Pensions Ombudsman (PO) has backed Royal London's decision to allow a scheme member to transfer £112,542 into another fund.

13 July 2016 • 1 min read

Liabilities of defined benefit (DB) schemes have increased markedly according to the Pension Protection Fund's (PPF) 7800 Index.

12 July 2016 • 1 min read

Twice as many FTSE 350 companies with defined benefit (DB) schemes are supported by a weak sponsor covenant than in 2006 according to PwC.

12 July 2016 • 2 min read

Brexit is likely to reduce the urgency from trustees to take action on guaranteed minimum pensions (GMP) equalisation according to Anna Rogers.

12 July 2016 • 1 min read

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed auto-enrolment (AE) contribution rate rises will be delayed until April 2018.

12 July 2016 • 2 min read

A trend whereby insurers are providing fewer buyout quotations for smaller schemes has accelerated since the end of 2015, according to JLT.

12 July 2016 • 2 min read

The cost of longevity risk for defined benefit (DB) schemes has increased by 50% in the past 12 years due to falling long-term interest rates.

11 July 2016 • 2 min read

Simon Kew and Mark Jenkins have been appointed to the London committee of the Pensions Management Institute (PMI).

11 July 2016 • 1 min read

The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) is calling for a ‘bottom-up' approach to savings to help savers get better outcomes in retirement.

11 July 2016 • 2 min read