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The Pensions Advisory Service (TPAS) and Money Advice Service (MAS) have hit back at critics of their involvement in delivering the government's 'guidance guarantee', saying they are confident they can scale up to meet demand.

Barnett Waddingham has unveiled an online valuation tool targeted at trustees and employers to help them comply with the updated defined benefit (DB) code of practice.

Now Pensions anticipates that "the vast majority" of its members will choose to take cash at retirement following the flexibilities introduced in the Budget 2014.

Quantum Advisory has appointed Sean Gilfeather as a principal consultant and actuary.

The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has called on pension trustees to assess whether the change in definition of money purchase benefits will impact their valuations.

Jane Barker is to become the next chairman of the UK board of Mercer.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) is harnessing the power of real-life tragedies to warn workers of the dangers of pension liberation, which it wants to rebrand as "pension scams".

The London Pension Fund Authority (LPFA) is looking to implement sector-wide covenant checks for colleges and universities, charities and housing associations.

A third of HR professionals are regularly using the results from employee engagement surveys to direct people investments and impact their business.

Labour will continue to push through developments on an automatic transfer system if it wins the next general election, it has been confirmed.