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An unrecognised £70m pension liability has reduced WH Smith's stated 2012 post-tax profit by £4m.

UK cross-border pension schemes must tread carefully when deciding how to provide benefits for same-sex couples, lawyers warn.

Hymans Robertson has launched a fixed-fee service for small to medium-sized schemes looking at medically underwritten buy-ins.

Industry figures have called for a debate on whether professional trustees should have a standardised qualification over concerns the occupation needs a barrier to entry.

Asset managers have urged the European Commission (EC) to extend the duration of its proposed European long-term investment funds (ELTIFs) to attract institutional investors.

The continued decline of defined benefit (DB) schemes has led to the industry being overcrowded with highly qualified actuaries, an independent trustee says.

Trustees must beware the limitations of fixed fee consultancy services, experts say.

Roy Gillson, the first chairman of Universities Superannuation Scheme Investment Management Limited (USSIM) has died aged 60 after a battle with Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma.

Institutional investors are increasingly willing to invest in equities or growth assets but only with downside protection, according to research from Schroders.

The National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) will end its corporate governance licensing arrangement with Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS).