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An actuarial and consultancy procurement framework for local government pension schemes will launch next month promising "better prices" for schemes.

A recent ruling classing early retirement benefits as the responsibility of the acquiring company in an asset deal will add "cost and uncertainty" to mergers and acquisitions, Mercer says.

Default funds are firmly in the industry's spotlight after the Association of British Insurers and the Investment Management Association announced joint initiatives to "build standards" in the area.

Here it is: the 36 key features The Pensions Regulator believes will improve member outcomes in defined contribution schemes.

Drivers for East Midlands Trains will stage two more days of strike action, following an earlier six days, over changes to their defined benefit scheme.

The government has launched draft legislation for consultation on a new general anti-abuse rule that aims to tackle artificial and abusive tax avoidance schemes.

The government will not come to a firm answer on the question of small pension pot consolidation despite an industry-wide consultation on the issue initiated by pensions minister Steve Webb.

Workers miss out on £2.5bn in pensions tax relief; OECD hits out at pension plan; UK pension performance among worst in developed world; RBS ups pension contributions

The Office for National Statistics is to consult on plans to expand the Consumer Prices Index inflation measure to include housing costs.

The government has made no significant amendments to legislation exempting ‘dual status' workers who are subject to labour laws in both the UK and another European country from the auto-enrolment process.