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GKN has seen its pension deficit more than double over the past 12 months, as a falling discount rate cancelled out gains from a funding partnership and enhanced transfer value exercise.

Professional Pensions is set to publish a Guide to Pensions at the end of March.

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Pension schemes have flooded £250m into long dated affordable housing bonds in a further sign of scheme appetite for local housing initiatives.

Controlling funding level volatility is the biggest concern for UK schemes in the coming year, according to research carried out by a fiduciary manager.

Interest rate and inflation hedging by pension schemes shot up last quarter as more funds switched between hedging instruments to take advantage of falling inflation.

The Financial Services Authority has proposed changes to the way pension transfer values are calculated.

Workplace defined contribution pension provision is to be investigated by the MPs who make up the Work and Pensions Committee at the House of Commons.

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Cookson has increased its UK pensions surplus as an ongoing enhanced transfer value exercise and inflation index switch boosted funding levels by more than £13m.