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Four in 10 (42%) female employees believe their organisation should offer general information about retirement planning, findings given exclusively to WSB reveal.

The London Pension Fund Authority (LPFA) has appointed asset management expert Chris Rule as chief investment officer (CIO).

The Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) deficit will keep on rising if funds continue to invest in gilts and bonds instead of infrastructure, London Pension Fund Authority deputy chairman Merrick Cockell has warned.

The number of women saving adequately for retirement has reached a four year high according to Scottish Widows Women and Retirement report.

Deloitte, PwC and Shell will offer all employees enhanced paternity packages, after deputy prime minister Nick Clegg urged private firms to do more to support working parents.

Employers who offer enhanced maternity pay will need "strong justification" for not enhancing mother's pay under shared parental leave agreements, Linklaters has warned.

The UK bulk annuity market exceeded £8.5bn in the first three quarters of 2014, making this year already the busiest on record, according to figures published today.

Coalfield Resources has reached an agreement with the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) to acquire the lifeboat fund's 75.1% share in Harworth Estates Property.

Almost half of people are unaware how changes to the state pension will affect them with just over 500 days to go until historic reforms are introduced, research suggests.

Norbert Fullerton has been appointed partner in Mercer's in Financial Strategy Group (FSG) to help meet increasing client demand for sophisticated risk management solutions.