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Trade unions have proposed a "tramway" system for the public sector pension cost envelope which would give a two per cent leeway either side of fixed costs.

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A solvency II-style approach could help the pensions industry drive up data standards and protect members, argues ITM director Maurice Titley.

Trustees are only "laying off risk" by using investment consultants and "can do more on their own", delegates heard

The tone of industry regulators is "aggressive and confrontational" rather than being collegiate with the industry, a lawyer says.

The Pensions Regulator has confirmed that addresses will remain under the category of common data and be subject to its stringent data targets.

The abolition of the default retirement age will mean employers have to sharpen their management processes, delegates heard.

UK - Tim Breedon, CEO of insurance group Legal & General (L&G), is to retire from the company at the end of 2012, when he will have completed a quarter of a century at the insurer.

Large firms still have time to start auto-enrolment preparation but it must begin before Christmas, delegates heard.

Employers should see the upgrades to systems and processes required for auto-enrolment as an opportunity to improve pensions communications, the conference heard.