News

DEMANDING higher contribution rates from sponsoring employers is not the answer to weathering the storm of current market volatility, an industry expert warns.

ALEXANDER Forbes Trustee Services has promoted Darren Toms to the position of associate director in a bid to develop its defined contribution proposition.

BUCK CONSULTANTS has appointed Mark Stocker as principal and senior consulting actuary.

THE Serious Fraud Office is investigating independent trustee firm GP Noble following a referral by The Pensions Regulator.

Tube Lines workers and Rail, Maritime and Transport members will not be transferred into the Transport for London defined benefit pension scheme, the contractor says.

Poorest pensioners could miss out; Alert over emerging markets risks; Investors emboldened by latest dip in oil price; Bank's rate stance weighs on sterling

CHANGES to bond indices this week have increased FTSE100 scheme liabilities by £9bn on an IAS accounting basis, Redington Partners says.

THE Financial Services Authority has banned Barnsley-based sole trader Darrell Mark Eaden from being a senior manager for failing to monitor effectively his pension transfer specialist.

UK - The majority of low paid workers would be better off not saving in a Personal Account, latest government figures reveal.

SWITZERLAND - Expectations for the Swiss economy diminished again this month, latest research from Credit Suisse reveals.