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Pension schemes are "placing too much focus" on a narrow section of the private debt market where competition is driving down "compelling opportunities", according to Willis Towers Watson.

Barnett Waddingham's head of business development Adrian Cooper has left the consultancy to join TPT Retirement Solutions in a newly-created role.

The overall surplus of Santander's defined benefit (DB) pension scheme has risen by £595m to almost £800m since the end of 2017.

Pension transfer values remained stable throughout July, with the index finishing the month where it started, according to XPS Pension Group's transfer value index (TVI).

The Menzies Pension Fund has entered into a £75m buyout with Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) through a bespoke deal involving payments in instalments.

The Pensions Regulator's (TPR) enforcement activity hit a record high in 2017/18 after it intervened in twice as many cases as the previous year, Clyde & Co research has found.

Approximately 9,000 members who transferred to the BHS2 Pension Scheme last year have had their benefits fully insured through a buyout with Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC).

Around eight million state pension forecasts have been viewed online since the digital service was launched in February 2016, Professional Pensions analysis reveals.

B&CE has announced it has appointed Jim Islam and Jim McKinnon to its board of directors.

House of Fraser's defined benefit (DB) pension scheme is expected to enter Pension Protection Fund (PPF) assessment, but may be able to buy out benefits with an insurer.