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The Cabinet will contribute an additional 2.4% of their salary into the ministerial pension scheme from next month, amid hotly-disputed pension reform elsewhere in the public sector.

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The Pensions Regulator is to investigate Trinity Mirror after the publisher slashed payments to its scheme by £70m in a deal to pay off debts.

The date of sponsor insolvency should be used to calculate section 75 debt liabilities - saving sponsors millions of pounds in potential liabilities, the High Court rules.

Proposals to allow gay marriage on an equal footing with traditional marriage could lead to "significant" costs for schemes if implemented, lawyers warn.

Club Vita and Deutsche Borse have launched a range of longevity indices in a bid to expand the longevity swap market and open it up to smaller schemes.

Manufacturers remain firmly committed to providing good quality pensions but fear European interference could make affordable provision impossible and increase bankruptcies.

Solvency II capital requirements for UK pension schemes should take into account the strength of the sponsoring employer, PwC suggests.

High-tech manufacturer Denso has entered into a ground-breaking buyout with Pension Insurance Corporation to insure the benefits of two schemes remaining open to future accrual.

The National Employment Savings Trust and Aegon have signed a formal agreement to offer an integrated auto-enrolment proposition.