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The Department for Work and Pensions is set to spend £10m on communications to ensure auto-enrolment is a success, pensions minister Steve Webb says.

UK Coal has made changes to its two defined benefit schemes it says will cut service costs by 50% and agreed to review future accrual annually.

Companies should push their own pension schemes into adopting a long-term responsible investment approach, UKSIF says.

Unite, the largest UK trade union, has voted in favour of strikes against public sector pension cuts on 30 November.

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The Bank of England yesterday signalled it was ready to pursue more quantitative easing after plunging inflation forecasts, raising further spiralling deficit concerns for schemes.

The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries has appointed former Pension Protection Fund chief operating officer Derek Cribb as chief executive.

The Port of Tyne dropped its appeal in the long-running Pilots' case due to "insufficient support" from other harbour authorities to justify the risk involved.

The Pensions Regulator has hit back at accusations it is "sitting on its hands" over guidance on asset-backed contributions but ruled out bringing a test case to clarify their legality.