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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) must avoid penalising the largest employers when it simplifies auto-enrolment legislation, warn consultants.

Trustee decisions that give rise to unintended consequences may be harder to overturn following a Supreme Court ruling, lawyers have warned.

Pensions liabilities have risen by 60% over the last five years, compared to a 40% rise in assets, according to KPMG research.

Schemes attending the Pensions and Benefits Show 2013 have combined assets in excess of £350bn and representatives from 28 of the top 50 UK funds have already confirmed their attendance.

The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) could take ownership of UK Coal in a deal to prevent the company entering compulsory liquidation, reports The Times.

Guests at the UK Pensions Awards raised nearly £11,000 for a charity providing school-based emotional and mental health services.

F&C Investments has expanded its institutional team with two key hires, as the asset manager seeks to grow its institutional business after a significant restructuring under activist investor Edward Bramson.

The First Quench Pension Fund has secured a £160m buy-in that will keep the 2,000-member scheme out of the Pension Protection Fund (PPF).

The Pensions Regulator has promised greater clarity over how it will oversee local authority pension funds in conjunction with other watchdogs.

The government's review of Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) efficiency risks destabilising reforms already underway, industry figures have warned.