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Low-paid female workers are missing out on workplace pensions, TUC general secretary Frances O'Grady has warned.

Continuing pressure to bring down charges could lead to a greater trend towards passive management, Society of Pension Consultants president Roger Mattingly says.

The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) has set up a defined contribution (DC) sub group in recognition of the continuing shift away from defined benefit (DB) provision.

Sponsoring employers who use spare cash to reduce scheme deficits could see a huge hike in their scheme's Pensions Protection Fund (PPF) levy as a result, warn consultants.

Huge swathes of the population risk missing out on pension contributions because they do not qualify for auto-enrolment.

DHL has denied it is considering changing or closing its Voyager defined contribution (DC) pension scheme.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has launched 89 investigations into possible non-compliance with auto-enrolment (AE) duties by large employers.

The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has switched providers of the employer insolvency risk ratings it uses to calculate scheme levies.

DHL is proposing to close its final salary pension scheme at the end of the year and has yet to guarantee the future of its highest contribution defined contribution (DC) offering.

Auto-enrolment (AE) "takes away savers' choices, treats them like children and should be overhauled", according to financial advisers True Potential.