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The Pensions Regulator is to launch a thematic review of its common data targets next week in order to identify the level of data accuracy within the industry, with a warning it will "take action" against failings.

Now:Pensions has appointed Fiona Kelley as head of legal.

Standard Life Investments voted against management at one in four shareholder meetings in 2012, according to a report.

Fund managers' and pension funds' dedication to pursuing short-term investment goals is causing severely reduced returns, a panel of MPs heard.

Around two-thirds of employers and employees are supportive of the Department for Work and Pensions ‘pot follows member' plans, according to research from Aviva.

More than a third of employees (37%) plan to opt out of auto-enrolment, while a further 28% are considering withdrawing from the scheme, research from Aviva says.

More Britons are working beyond the state pension age as they delay retirement, according to data from the Office for National Statistics.

Moody's downgrade of the UK economy could impact liability driven investment contracts and scheme discount rates, consultants warn.

European bond and stock markets saw a sharp sell-off on Monday after a shock result from the Italian election, where no political group managed to win a majority vote.

Engineering giant GKN has split its UK defined benefit scheme into two in its latest annual move to curtail scheme deficits and reduce risk, its 2012 final results reveal.