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The proportion of FTSE 100 companies with sizeable defined benefit (DB) schemes has fallen to just over half, according to research from JLT Employee Benefits (JLT).

Combining local pension boards in the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) would strengthen governance standards, according to the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF).

Jocelyn Blackwell has been appointed a director of The Pensions Archive Trust.

Many UK workers are facing a significant shortfall in their retirement incomes as a result of the global economic downturn in 2008 according to research from HSBC.

Maintaining a diversified investment approach in default solutions for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) is increasingly challenging due to cost constraints, according to research.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) is set to launch a consultation on fresh guidance for defined benefit (DB) trustees handling transfer requests.

KPMG has hired James Staveley-Wadham as senior manager in its pensions insurance team.

Employees aged between 30 and 49 are more stressed and take significantly more sick leave than their colleagues.

The Pension Policy Institute (PPI) has called on defined contribution (DC) providers to develop default retirement options after research found savers were daunted by the choices on offer from April.

Cornwall Pension Fund has increased its allocation to hedge funds from 1% to 8% following a strategic review.