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The Royal Mail is planning to cap pensionable pay increases for members of its pension plan as costs escalate and privatisation looms, despite a liability transfer to the government.

This week respondents say they don't expect their schemes to become self-sufficient, voice support for a default fund charge cap, and say the UK system is not fit for the Champions League.

The pensions industry has vast expertise to offer to decision makers when creating policy.

Over two-thirds of defined contribution (DC) schemes admit they do not comply with all of The Pensions Regulator's (TPR) six principles for good workplace DC, despite high awareness.

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has approved agreements between European Union (EU) alternatives regulators.

The incoming governor of the Bank of England (BoE) may introduce more quantitative easing and attempt to devalue the pound, the world's biggest bond fund manager predicted yesterday.

Pension funds should use the techniques of the best global macro hedge fund managers to control risk and volatility while producing absolute returns, the Cern Pension Fund chief executive says.

American financial services giant TIAA-CREF has scrapped its plans to enter the UK pensions market as the industry is too focused on low charges, PP has learnt.

Legal and General Trustees (LGT) has asked The Pensions Regulator (TPR) to allow an amnesty for defined contribution (DC) contract scheme providers to change members' investments without their consent.

Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) investment regulations must be relaxed immediately in order to make the 2014 reformed scheme a success, industry figures say.