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The UK's headline inflation rate fell back to 2.8% in July, matching analysts expectations, the latest data has revealed.

The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has agreed to take on the pension scheme of architectural practice BDP in a deal which will save the firm from bankruptcy.

The Pensions Advisory Service (TPAS) has published a video warning of the dangers of pension fraud.

M&G Investments' institutional funds have been hit by a £914m net outflow in the first half of 2013, parent company Prudential's interim results show.

Fixed income managers have cautioned the Bank of England (BoE) will be forced to backtrack on its forward guidance measures as it has been too pessimistic over the state of the UK economy.

The Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) has outsourced all of its IT infrastructure to Civica in a bid to increase efficiency and improve security and resilience.

The National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) has called for industry views on including standards for default investment funds in the criteria for awarding its Pension Quality Mark (PQM).

The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has published a guide to the 2013/14 levy, complete with sample invoices covering different scenarios.

Goldman Sachs has put a majority stake of its UK bulk annuity insurance business up for sale.

Around eight in ten pension professionals believe good scheme governance cuts long-term costs, despite governance practices themselves becoming more expensive, according to a report from eShare.