Vodafone and airline BMI have become the latest big name firms to announce plans to close their defined benefit schemes to future accrual.

High-earners facing a triple tax on their pension savings should consider using an employer financed retirements benefit scheme to save money, Barnett Waddingham says

Friends Provident has appointed Dominic Fryer as strategy and risk manager in its corporate team.

HSBC Actuaries and Consultants has promoted Simon Taylor to head of corporate consultancy.

Iron Mountain has appointed Aon Consulting to develop and implement a flexible benefits programme for its UK employees.

Pension funds hit by asset volatility; VW takes a new DC route

The East Riding Pension Fund has become the 50th fund to join the Local Authority Pension Fund Forum.

Proposals to reform the benefit structure of the Local Government Pension Fund have been "kicked into the political long grass", Mike Woodall says.

Asset liability models have a vital role to play in the investment decision making of pension fund managers, Lane Clark & Peacock says.

Pensions fund worries for British banks; Investor bodies draw up new code of conduct for pension funds and trusts