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The Akzo Nobel (CPS) Pension Scheme has agreed a £1.4bn transaction with Swiss Re to hedge the longevity risk for 17,000 pensioner members in the first longevity swap announced this year.

New Zealand has delayed plans to automatically enrol all remaining workers into the national KiwiSaver scheme.

The Pensions Regulator has published research on scheme record-keeping. Here are the key findings in full.

More than half of schemes are failing to meet targets on common data despite the December deadline for achieving the benchmark, in-depth research by The Pensions Regulator reveals.

Schroders and Axa Investment Management are looking to launch liability-driven investment products for the defined contribution market, PP can reveal.

JLT Benefit Solutions has launched a de-risking service to allow deferred members over the age of 55 to transfer out of defined benefit schemes into an immediate vesting personal pension.

Serious doubts have been cast over the timetable to update the Registered Pension Schemes Manual, Aries says.

The drive for transparency in pension charges could lead to occupational scheme advice for employers becoming regulated by the Financial Services Authority, Legal & General says.

A total of 24 pension funds are set to begin High Court proceedings against Henderson Equity Partners for breach of mandate on 5 November.

Almost nine out of ten defined contribution members cannot name the funds their contributions are invested in, according to research from Standard Life.