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PwC is to launch a new service for defined benefit (DB) trustees to help them manage conflicting advice on scheme finances and risk management.

The Department for Work and Pensions is considering a ban on active member discounts and the extension of consultancy charge and commission bans to all DC schemes.

A charge cap for auto-enrolment (AE) schemes will not guarantee value for money, industry experts warn.

The government has set out a range of proposals to limit charges in schemes used for auto-enrolment (AE) to either 0.75% or 1%.

Annual reports that are "fair, balanced and understandable" are a "crucial" part of high quality reporting, the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) says.

Funds are failing to address climate risk in their portfolios due to a continued short-term investment focus, a ShareAction report finds.

Food, water or energy shortage has replaced a global depression as the most pressing extreme risk faced by institutional investors, says Towers Watson.

The unlikley events that could "kill" schemes

State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) has announced Graham Fox as its new head of intermediaries for Ireland.

Some 50% of people surveyed by asset manager BlackRock say they are unwilling to take any risks with their money, leading to high allocations in cash.