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Insurers and consultants have set up an industry-wide committee to develop a good practice guide for medically underwritten bulk annuity transactions.

The London Pension Fund Authority (LPFA) has launched a risk-based employer contribution assessment for Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) funds.

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) may move to prevent high net worth savers from circumventing the lifetime allowance (LTA).

The proportion of the British workforce in an occupational pension scheme rose by 50% in 2013 according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Low cost supermarket Morrisons' net pension liabilities almost halved from £20m to £11m over the 12 months to February 2014.

The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has urged the government to place an outright ban on exclusivity clauses in zero-hours contracts where there is no guarantee of work.

Mercer has appointed partner Alan Baker as UK head of defined benefit (DB) risk, replacing Ali Tayyebi who will concentrate on client work.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is to consult on extending defined contribution (DC) charge disclosure proposals to defined benefit (DB) schemes.

Danish pension provider ATP has won a landmark European court case on value-added tax (VAT) for defined contribution (DC) management charges.

Zurich UK Life's chief executive has written to Chancellor George Osborne ahead of the Budget calling for tax rebates to boost income protection (IP) take-up.