Consultants Barnett Waddingham has appointed Damien Stancombe as partner to lead the firm's defined contribution (DC) and employee benefits team.

Shilling Communication has hired three technology specialists in order to boost its digital offering.

Majority of employers say poor retirement savings, as a result of defined contribution schemes, will lead to an inability for them to take on younger employees and graduates, research from Hymans Robertson shows.

Hymans Robertson has launched a defined contribution (DC) offering called Guided Outcomes (GO), which focuses on retirement income replacement rates rather than pot size.

The government should prescribe the method of charging for pension schemes for the industry, master trust provider B&CE says.

Aviva has posted its weakest quarter for new business in 15 months for its UK life and pensions arm, as restructuring continues at the insurance giant.

Buck Consultants is consulting with its UK employees on closing its defined benefit final salary offering by the end of 2014, PP has learnt.

Guinness Peat Group has seen its schemes' deficits increase over the first quarter as an investigation by The Pensions Regulator into its scheme responsibilities continues.

Minute gains in the FTSE has seen private sector defined benefit deficits increase for the second month in a row, adding £20bn, research from the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) shows.

The BT Pension Scheme has seen its defined benefit deficit more than double to £5.7bn as discount rate falls pushed up liabilities, its final year results show.