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EUROPE - A European Commission Green Paper - due for release next week - is set to reopen the issue of solvency standards in pension schemes.

The level of complaints received by The Pensions Advisory Service should be used as a key benchmark for data and administration standards, Independent Transition Management says.

A European Commission Green Paper - due for release next week - is set to reopen the issue of solvency standards in pension schemes.

Workers are still failing to plan for the future and are confused about when to start considering a pension, a report warns.

Outgoing Association of British Insurers chairman Archie Kane has fired a parting shot at the "lamentable lack of clarity and consistency" of government in tackling the savings gap.

Global equities offer schemes increased potential for enhanced returns over domestic or regional equities, BlackRock says.

Trustees must act to secure the employer covenant before it starts to show signs of weakening or financial distress, Zolfo Cooper says.

A small engineering firm racked with bank debts and a £10m buyout shortfall was saved from insolvency after trustees agreed a complex debt-for-equity swap, PP has learned.

The £65m Flexsys Rubber Chemicals Retirement Benefits Scheme has appointed Quantum Advisory to provide it with actuarial, consulting and administration services.

More than a third of pension schemes that already invest in property are actively looking to increase their exposure to the asset class, a fund manager says.