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BlueSky Pension Scheme is appointing a professional independent chair from the pensions market to help its trustee board have the necessary expertise to look after income drawdown.

FTSE Group has launched a set of performance benchmarks for default strategy glide paths in defined contribution (DC) schemes.

The UK pension system has improved over the last year, according to the Melbourne Mercer Global Pensions Index, but could lose ground after retirement restrictions are lifted.

Barings Asset Management is to launch two multi-asset funds to service the auto-enrolment and decumulation markets.

The National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) is in discussion with the Pensions Management Institute (PMI) on joining together.

The private pensions industry is set to wind down as young people increasingly retreat from retirement saving, the Centre for Policy Studies (CPS) has warned.

Hymans Robertson has created an iPad app to help trustees run schemes more efficiently.

The government is the biggest rival annuity providers face in delivering retirement income products to consumers, according to Barnett Waddingham.

HM Treasury is forming a working group as part of its review of the travel and subsistence allowance rules.

Britain's largest food producer, Premier Foods, has introduced a share incentive plan (SIP) for its 4,000 UK staff.