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The updated IORPs Directive will be implemented without stringent Solvency II-style capital requirements, a European Commission insider believes.

Employers are accepting more responsibility for schemes but lack understanding of de-risking strategies, MetLife says.

The government risks undermining confidence in auto-enrolment through "endless changes and delays", warns the National Association of Pension Funds.

Employers are unaware of peripheral auto-enrolment duties that begin for companies of all sizes this July, a lawyer has warned.

The use of population-based indices in the longevity market has been called into question after figures revealed a growing life expectancy gap between socio-economic groups.

The government will continue to fight proposals by the European Commission to update its pensions directive to introduce solvency requirements for schemes, says Steve Webb.

The Pensions Regulator is set to review its regulatory code of practice on scheme funding later this year, PP has learned.

Record low gilts yields are crippling the growth of liability driven investments after aggregate new inflows flatlined at close to zero last year, a report by KPMG shows.

Industry groups have warned that the government's proposals to increase the voting threshold on executive pay risk creating "activist minorities" of shareholders.

The Home Retail Group Pension Scheme has seen its accounting deficit jump from £7.5m to £115.3m over the last 12 months.