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Clyde & Co has appointed Judith Donnelly to its expanding pensions practice.

Pensioner buy-ins are becoming increasingly attractive relative to holding gilts for pension funds, according to a price tracking service launched by Hymans Robertson.

Rothesay Life has reinsured the longevity risk it secured from the Uniq Pension Scheme through a £423m deal with US-based firm Prudential Retirement.

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Spectris has slashed the deficit of its UK defined benefit scheme by almost two-thirds through a mixture of deficit contributions and an enhanced transfer value exercise.

Europe's latest white paper on pension provision has done little to allay fears for UK defined benefit schemes should Solvency II come into force.

Aegon UK made a loss before tax of £22m in the fourth quarter of 2011, dragged down by further redress payments following administrative problems at Scottish Equitable and a slump in life and pensions sales.

Investors will surge into income-generating assets to guard against low cash yields and increasing economic uncertainty, a survey of fund managers has predicted.

Rating agency Moody's has put government-backed UK rail infrastructure on negative watch - raising questions for pension schemes under pressure to invest in the country's transport network.

Average retirement ages rose by almost one year between 2004 and 2010 according to the latest statistics published by the Office for National Statistics.