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This week we want to know if the current low interest rate environment is due to cyclical or structural factors.

FTSE100 companies overall scheme deficits have reduced by over £15bn according to Barnett Waddingham's annual Accounting for Pension Costs by FTSE100 Companies report.

Stewart Patterson has been appointed to represent the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) on the Incentive Exercise Monitoring Board (IEMB).

The lifetime ISA (LISA) will not "decimate workplace pensions" according to an industry expert.

The most popular stories were plans to slash the British Steel Pension Scheme's liabilities, the launch of an inquiry into the whole DB universe, and how Brexit could reduce the state pension.

The crisis over the BHS pension schemes could be a 'Cadbury moment' that triggers a change to the Takeover Code, Pinsent Masons says.

Reductions in annual EU migration in the event of Brexit could force the government to lower the state pension and further increase the age it can be accessed.

Barnett Waddingham has made Andy Greig, Simon Rusling and Stuart Harrison partners on the back of robust growth in the business.

Trustees who understand sponsors' needs will not lead to lower likelihood of default according to PP research.

A guide has been published to help trustees and other industry professionals understand how medical underwriting can be used to de-risk defined benefit (DB) schemes.