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A good communications strategy is essential to high uptake of any workplace benefits programme.

The shareholder spring which has increased scrutiny over executive pay has led to an increase in pay freezes and lower bonus payouts in the FTSE100 in 2012 compared with 2011.

Five local authority pension funds have launched a £250m ‘investing for growth' initiative, aimed at boosting returns and delivering "positive" economic impact.

Asset-backed funding (ABF) arrangements are reaching new levels as the industry saw £700m worth of deals in the six months from September 2012, research from KPMG shows.

Crispin Henderson, the former chief executive officer (CEO) of Threadneedle who stepped back from the role in March, is to retire from the industry at the end of the week.

Orthopaedic firm Smith & Nephew has entered into a buy-in with Rothesay Life for its two defined benefit (DB) schemes covering £190m of liabilities.

A number of smaller employers are planning to avoid auto-enrolment (AE) compliance citing the legislation as "designed solely to allow the government to steal more money".

Professional Pensions will put the actuarial, consultancy and administration sectors ‘on trial' at the Pensions and Benefits Show 2013.

Barnett Waddingham has bought Origen's small self-administered scheme (SSAS) business.

Standard Life has appointed Barry O'Dwyer, previously of Prudential, as managing director of its workplace proposition.