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The aggregate deficit of the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) 7800 Index increased in July from £109.0bn to £122.7bn, according to figures released by the lifeboat fund.

Most schemes plan to offer members more help at retirement than is proposed under the government's guidance guarantee, according to research carried out by Mercer.

A sharp decrease in mortality rates in the first half of the year has highlighted the dangers of assuming that longevity improvements will plateau, says Hymans Robertson.

Rothesay Life has secured a longevity swap with US reinsurer Prudential to cover the members of 93 schemes it has insured.

Strong bulk annuity sales have helped plug losses incurred in Prudential's individual annuity business, its half-year results show.

SME employees are at increased risk of ill health and burnout, according to a new poll by Axa PPP Healthcare.

Proposals to change how companies account for surpluses in their pension schemes could knock £25bn off the balance sheets of Britain's biggest companies, a consultant has claimed.

The majority (82%) of organisations plan to carry on supporting existing childcare voucher schemes despite the introduction of the government's new Tax-Free Childcare scheme, research finds.

Sally Bridgeland has become a member of the global investment professional group, the 300 Club.

FTSE350 firms' contributions to their defined benefit (DB) pension deficits are at the lowest level in five years, according to research by Barnett Waddingham.