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The Department for Work and Pensions has updated its assumptions on the impact of auto-enrolment, predicting that nine million extra savers will be brought into the pension system by 2018.

Here it is - the complete list of winners for the Workplace Savings and Benefits Awards 2015.

Katharine Photiou has been appointed as head of workplace defined contribution (DC) product and proposition by Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM).

Top stories on PP this week include a £2.4bn longevity swap, old news about the British Coal scheme, and a new work and pensions shadow.

Global concerns weighed on decision

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has added guidance on improving the health and wellbeing of older workers.

The vast majority of employees have come into work while unwell fuelled by high workloads, financial concerns and a lack of job security.

Eight out of ten defined benefit schemes have taken some action to respond to the extra retirement flexibilities for defined contribution retirees introduced in April, research finds.

Now Pensions is consulting smaller employers on their auto-enrolment needs as the master trust looks to revamp its proposition in the new year.

JLT Employee Benefits has agreed to aquire the corporate business of Close Brothers Asset Management (CBAM) for an undisclosed sum.