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Mercer has hired Sylvia Pozezanac from Prudential Financial to take over from Fiona Dunsire as its UK chief executive.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has set priorities for the coming year for its joint action with The Pensions Regulator (TPR), including reviewing whether pension schemes are providing sound information to consumers.

UK inflation unexpectedly remained below target for the third month in a row in March, as higher fuel prices were offset by the falling prices of food and computer games.

Bigger is not always better when it comes to pension consulting, last week's Pensions Buzz respondents said following Marsh & McLennan's $5.6bn acquisition of JLT.

MPs have written to The Pensions Regulator (TPR) about its engagement with the Railways Pension Scheme (RPS) amid concerns over the scheme's future funding.

Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) has sold its portfolio of onshore wind farms across the UK and Ireland to the Pensions Infrastructure Platform (PIP) for £50m.

The Bank of America Merrill Lynch UK Pension Plan has insured benefits for 915 pensioner members in a £400m buy-in with Scottish Widows.

Evolve Pensions' Crystal Trust and BlueSky have been granted master trust authorisation from The Pensions Regulator (TPR), PP can reveal.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is proposing to expand the remit of independent governance committees (IGCs) to help "protect consumers from unsuitable investments".

The number of in-force group risk policies rose by 3.3% in 2018 to 76,906, with nearly 13 million people now insured, Swiss Re's 2019 Group Watch figures reveal.