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Mitchell Consulting has appointed former Mercer partner Stuart Benson as a director amid plans to expand the business.

Most people think savers will find it difficult to resist the urge to spend money earmarked for living costs in retirement when they are allowed to take pension pots as cash, research finds.

Steve Webb has called for an overhaul of tax relief on pension contributions that would see a flat 30% rate introduced and the lifetime allowance axed.

deVere Group has launched a dedicated workplace advice division which will provide whole of market advice to current and former employees of larger businesses.

Alexander Forbes Trustee Services has been acquired by 2020 Trustees, a Manchester based independent trustee firm.

Pension liberation fraudsters are targeting savers following the overhaul of defined contribution (DC) announced in this year's Budget, JLT executive Margaret Snowdon says.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has appointed Tony Foster and David Latham to its Determinations Panel.

At least 26% of medium-sized employers currently use pension schemes that do not meet the government's proposed 0.75% auto-enrolment (AE) charge cap, Jelf says.

A committee of MPs has called for zero-hours contracts to be scrapped across the UK, as it says the use of such contracts is creating a two-tier workforce.

Mercer has been appointed as the preferred provider of defined contribution (DC) schemes to more than 200 UK higher and further education institutions.