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Towers Watson has poached Helen Dowsey from rival consultant Aon Hewitt.

LCP has appointed three partners in its actuarial, investment and pension administration teams in the UK and Ireland.

The host of Channel 4's Stand Up for the Week Kevin Bridges will present the UK Pensions Awards 2011.

The number of employers offering pre-retirement financial advice has shot up 50% as workers face the prospect of redundancy, the Life Academy says.

Scheme sponsors are likely to follow BT and bring forward contribution dates before the 2% reduction in corporation tax rate kicks in, experts say.

More than one-third of active defined benefit scheme members could see their benefits reduced if a £155 flat-rate state pension is introduced in 2015.

Members retiring on incapacity grounds could face a hefty tax bill if they fall into a gap between scheme rules and new exemptions from the annual allowance test, a lawyer warns.

Barnet Council pension scheme is set to liquidate its £23m real estate portfolio after integrating the fund's property strategy into a diversified growth fund.

Professional Pensions has revamped its jobs website, www.professionalpensionsjobs.com, with the launch of a state-of-the-art user interface.

The trustee board of NEST has taken out liability insurance through OPDU and its underwriters ACE European Group.