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The market for buy-ins and buyouts in 2012 is likely to exceed the £5bn of business conducted in each of the last few years, according to research from Aon Hewitt.

Here they are - the shortlists for this year's Pension Scheme of the Year Awards.

Friends Life has partnered with Key Retirement Solutions to provide open market annuity guidance for all its customers approaching retirement - including those in corporate schemes.

Almost all FTSE100 firms increased the discount rate for IAS19 liabilities due to the yield on AA corporate bonds, research from Barnett Waddingham finds.

Scottish Life has confirmed that it will continue to undertake new auto-enrolment business through consultancy charging, despite being criticised by the pensions minister and releasing a statement apparently announcing a u-turn.

Data from The Pensions Regulator (TPR) shows 97% of surveyed DC schemes provide support to members wishing to exercise their open market option (OMO).

The cost of fraudulent claims for public sector pension benefits has increased by £4m to £20m per year since 2012, the National Fraud Authority's (NFA) latest report shows.

Pensions Buzz is a weekly survey of the industry.

Society of Pension Consultants (SPC) president Roger Mattingly is to join PAN Group in July 2013.

Five reasons trustees should report employers to TPR and five issues they should resolve themselves