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Government ministers have demanded the LGPS pool employer contribution rates for academy schools after some councils doubled contributions for academy employers.

The equivalent of £1 in every £5 raised in council tax in the UK goes towards funding the Local Government Pension Scheme, research from a tax lobby group claims.

The constraints on the National Employment Savings Trust were not integral to the organisation qualifying for state aid, says pensions minister Steve Webb.

The benefits of employer contributions will provide a strong incentive to keep people from opting out of their pension schemes, research by the Association of British Insurers reveals.

Northern Ireland's £3.5bn Local Government Pension Scheme has appointed David Murphy to chief executive.

Pensions minister Steve Webb today hinted at his reluctance to legislate to ban active member discounts in pension schemes.

The Pensions Policy Institute has appointed Michael Pomery as its chairman.

There are now just a few spaces remaining for the Professional Pensions Communications Forum, to be held on 9 February, 2012.

Changing the way in which GMP equalisation is implemented could save schemes around £5bn, Aon Hewitt believes.

Here they are… The top ten practical difficulties with equalising to allow for guaranteed minimum pensions.