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Network Rail has appointed RPMI to handle communications with the 33,000 members of its final salary, career average and defined contribution schemes.

Legal and General Investment Management boosted net inflows by £2.6bn last quarter, representing a 29% increase year on year, results say.

The updated IORPs Directive will be implemented without stringent Solvency II-style capital requirements, a European Commission insider believes.

Employers are accepting more responsibility for schemes but lack understanding of de-risking strategies, MetLife says.

The government risks undermining confidence in auto-enrolment through "endless changes and delays", warns the National Association of Pension Funds.

Employers are unaware of peripheral auto-enrolment duties that begin for companies of all sizes this July, a lawyer has warned.

The use of population-based indices in the longevity market has been called into question after figures revealed a growing life expectancy gap between socio-economic groups.

The government will continue to fight proposals by the European Commission to update its pensions directive to introduce solvency requirements for schemes, says Steve Webb.

The Pensions Regulator is set to review its regulatory code of practice on scheme funding later this year, PP has learned.

Record low gilts yields are crippling the growth of liability driven investments after aggregate new inflows flatlined at close to zero last year, a report by KPMG shows.