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Premier Foods has closed its defined benefit scheme to existing members, the company has announced.

The multi-employer Lloyds Superannuation Fund has insured £40m of its liabilities with Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC).

Benne Van Popta has been elected chairman of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions' (EIOPA) occupational pensions stakeholder group.

The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has added nine fund managers to its global tactical asset allocation (GTAA) panel.

For the first time in five years no FTSE 350 defined benefit (DB) pension scheme has a deficit that exceeds its market cap, according to an annual report from Hymans Robertson.

Standard Life's sales of long term savings products increased significantly in the first nine months of the year on the back of auto-enrolment.

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%.