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Catrina Holme has been appointed non-executive director of Mercer's UK board.

A third of people who have already purchased an annuity intend to keep it despite government promises they can sell their right to the income for cash, according to a poll of 1,800 retirees.

Employers are already fielding enquiries from staff about transferring their defined benefit (DB) pension to a defined contribution (DC) savings scheme.

The vast majority of parents will be better off using childcare vouchers than the coalition's Tax-Free Childcare.

An assessment of parental needs has identified at least nine categories of employees who will be better off by remaining on the current childcare voucher scheme than utilising the incoming Tax-Free Childcare.

The Scottish National Party has said it will work to eliminate hidden charges from pensions in its manifesto, published today.

Trustees have been warned of the complexity surrounding additional information disclosure regulations drawn up for the freedom and choice reforms.

Peter Vickers has been appointed regional development manager for the South East by the Pensions Trust.

Mike Rogers has been made partner and head of large clients in the delegated consulting services team of Aon Hewitt.

Richard Tuff has been made UK head of retirement by Mercer and succeeds Claire Ross who has gone to the North American side of the business.