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More than one in three schemes that use a fiduciary manager has no formal process to review their relationship according to an annual survey from Buck Consultants at Xerox.

Schemes will not have to equalise survivor benefits for widowers and same sex partners after an appeal in the Walker vs Innospec case was dismissed today.

A group of local government pension funds in the South West are exploring pooling all their investments into a £19bn regional Collective Investment Vehicle (CIV).

Working grandparents will be able to use shared parental leave and pay under plans announced by chancellor George Osborne.

Nearly half of UK employers (49%) are worried about older workers deferring retirement due to inadequate savings, with the majority fearing the situation will get worse.

Aviva has launched a group protection proposition following its merger with Friends Life.

Four out of five cash lump sums paid out to under 65s

The Local Government Pension Scheme's (LGPS) 89 funds will be pooled into six British wealth funds to invest billions in infrastructure, the Chancellor has revealed.

Aon Hewitt has joined the defined contribution (DC) master trust market, launching a service aimed initially at existing schemes with £20m or more in assets.

The Pension Regulator's revised code of practice for defined contribution (DC) schemes to be consulted on later this year will be half the length of the current manual.