Taha Lokhandwala on RBS' latest scheme innovation

Preliminary results from this year's Professional Pensions DC Scheme Survey have shown that planned usage for the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) is falling.

The Daily Mail & General Trust (DMGT) has appointed middleware software provider Staffcare to manage the auto-enrolment process across the group.

Preliminary results from this year's Professional Pensions DC Scheme Survey give some interesting insights on the industry's views on the success of auto-enrolment.

Trustees are concerned over the strength of their employer covenant and feel contributions could be higher, research from Baker Tilly shows.

Standard Life has added over a £1bn worth of new business to its corporate pensions platform in the first quarter, outstripping sales for the last six months of 2012.

The majority of defined contribution savers say they would prefer to a pension scheme that was designed around providing a target retirement income, research from Hymans Robertson shows.

The industry has given the DWP plenty of food for thought on amending disclosure regulations. Taha Lokhandwala reports

The Pensions Management Institute (PMI) has elected Paul Couchman as its new president, replacing Susan Andrews who will step down later this year.

The Royal National Institute of the Blind has appointed Aon Hewitt to provide administration and brokerage services, in an extension of its previous arrangement.