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The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has launched a consultation on the longevity risk transfer market, which it says will provide a preliminary analysis and raise awareness of potential risks.

Private equity firm Blackstone is looking to gain access to the UK bulk annuity market by buying a stake in Goldman Sachs' bulk insurance vehicle Rothesay Life, according to reports.

Art of Pensions 2013, the annual competition run by electronic information service provider Pendragon, is now open for entries.

The independent trust and corporate services provider SMP Partners has appointed Jayne Corlett as a new manager within the compliance team.

Labour would force providers to fully disclose their pension scheme fees to members if it won the next general election, shadow pensions minister Gregg McClymont says.

Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Berkshire County Councils are considering merging their Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) funds.

Aon Hewitt has appointed former Capita Employee Benefits client partner Mark Bloodworth to a newly-created position in its benefit solutions team.

Cadbury will stop sending Christmas hampers to retired staff citing the pension scheme's costs as the reason, even though the scheme itself does not pay for the gifts.

A Liberal Democrat paper prepared for the party's conference will call for the lifetime allowance on tax free pension savings to be cut from £1.25m to £1m.

Mike Taylor has stepped down from the position of chief executive of the London Pensions Fund Authority (LPFA).