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Lawyers have warned that defined benefit (DB) schemes face unnecessary extra VAT charges unless HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) makes it less complicated for them to reclaim tax.

Chancellor George Osborne will deliver his Autumn Statement alongside the government's spending review on 25 November.

GMB will ballot utility workers for strike action on the 21 September in a dispute with Northumbrian Water over proposals to axe the final salary scheme.

The Pensions Infrastructure Platform (PiP) has confirmed its involvement in the Thames Tideway Tunnel project after securing over £370m of investment commitments from UK pension schemes.

The CFA Society of the UK has announced four new fellows in recognition of their service to both the professional body and the wider investment profession.

A final draft of The Pensions Regulator's defined contribution (DC) code is due at the end of this month according to executive director of DC and public service pensions Andrew Warwick-Thompson.

The soaring cost of childcare and its increasing scarcity is preventing millions of parents from working and hitting some industries particularly hard.

Employment lawyers are warning that businesses could see an "immediate" significant impact from the travel to work ruling.

Providing a pension scheme without additional support and financial education is "becoming insufficient", Scottish Widows warns.

Aegon has initiated a review of its annuity business in the UK.