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Women's contributions to occupational schemes fell 5% in real terms over the last 12 months, despite average contributions rising in line with inflation.

Pensions deficits have become more affordable to blue chip companies despite almost doubling in size this year to £70bn, research finds.

The £1.5bn Dorset County Pension Fund has appointed JLT Investment Consulting to help it select a new bond manager.

The onus of conducting due diligence on transition managers has shifted greatly to the asset owner, yet gaining access to managers' track records remains a problem, delegates heard.

Ralph Turner, a former pensions manager at Mars, ICI and Emap, has joined Anthony Hodges Consulting as a senior adviser for its Pensionweb networking site.

The Department for Work and Pensions has delayed the introduction of amendments to the Employer Debt Regulations until December, it has announced.

Johnson Fleming has launched a ‘nudge' communications service in a bid to provide individually targeted communications to defined contribution scheme members.

US - CAMRADATA Analytical Services has launched a new pension risk transfer (PRT) product database for US pension plans.

UK - The onus of conducting due diligence on transition managers has shifted greatly to the asset owner, yet gaining access to managers' track records remains a problem, delegates at this month's GP's Transition Management Forum heard.