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Trustees of defined contribution schemes must do more to help members purchase retirement income products at the end of their careers, experts warn.

Centrica has set up an £84m funding structure backed by loans to other companies in the group in a bid to plug its defined benefit deficit.

European schemes expect governance demands to escalate and investment decisions to become increasingly complex over the next five years, according to research from State Street Global Services.

ITV's scheme deficit rose from £390m to £551m over 2012 as a falling discount rate continued to inflict pain on the broadcaster's balance sheet.

Aon Hewitt has appointed Dan Morris to its investment consulting team.

Equiniti is set to completely rebrand its remaining Xafinity products under the parent company's name.

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.