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Pension providers must be monitored closely by the government during the course of auto-enrolment and may need to be regulated by The Pensions Regulator, MPs say.

The impending implementation of Basel III regulations for banks across Europe will push up the price of derivatives for schemes, experts warn.

The industry is failing to inspire confidence in pensions according to research from PP that found seven out of ten professionals believe it is not doing enough to restore trust.

The £1.4bn Akzo Nobel longevity swap completed last week is predicted to be the first in a wave of transactions in 2012 and 2013.

The Debt Management Office has launched a consultation with investment firms on plans to cancel £7.3bn of gilts from the Royal Mail Pension Plan.debt

A levy on local authority schemes could be introduced to fund the creation of an independent national governance organisation aimed at improving standards and scheme performance.

One in four schemes offered by employers are either definitely not auto-enrolment compliant or have not yet been tested for compliance, Capita Hartshead says.

Severn Trent has established a new defined contribution scheme which will replace the current DC and defined benefit plans by 2015.

Guidance banning trustees from dealing with people and organisations on the Treasury's financial sanctions list will create an administrative nightmare, warns an independent trustee.

The British Medical Association has voted in favour of industrial action in protest against reforms to the NHS pension scheme.