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The Office of Fair Trading's (OFT) review into defined contribution (DC) workplace pensions must strike the right balance between future options and past experience, according to Aegon.

Better-off pensioners should pay tax at a similar rate to younger people on comparative incomes, according to the Fabian Society.

Threadneedle parent company Ameriprise Financial is preparing an £800m bid for Scottish Widows Investment Partnership, according to reports.

The Local Authority Pension Fund Forum (LAPFF) is targeting Barclays and National Express in its latest governance drive.

Pensions Buzz is a weekly survey of the industry. This week trustees and professionals react to the latest delay to GMP equalisation, and question whether the younger generation really is ready to save more.

Paul Trickett has been appointed to trustee chairman roles at Zurich Financial Services UK Pension Scheme and Legal & General (L&G) WorkSave master trust.

Investors have exposed themselves to a $6trn (£3.9trn) "carbon bubble" by failing to address sustainability, research says.

JLT Employee Benefits (JLTEB) has launched an investment platform for defined benefit trustees.

The Pensions Regulator has published its first update detailing the number of employers which have registered meeting their auto-enrolment duties, and indicates scheme membership has increased.

The programme for the Pensions and Benefits Show 2013 - which takes place on 12-13 June at ExCel in London - has been published.