Deloitte has appointed Marian Elliott as a director and head of its trustee advisory service in London.

In welcome news for many defined benefit pension schemes, the 12-month Consumer Prices Index (CPI) slipped back to zero in August, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Jeremy Corbyn has named MP for Pontypridd and former shadow secretary of state for Wales Owen Smith as shadow work and pensions secretary.

Heineken's Scottish and Newcastle Pension Plan has completed a £2.4bn longevity swap with Friends Life.

National Grid UK Pension Scheme has handed Legal and General Investment Management (LGIM) a mandate to manage £13bn of assets after selling its in-house manager to the firm.

Lawyers have warned that defined benefit (DB) schemes face unnecessary extra VAT charges unless HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) makes it less complicated for them to reclaim tax.

The increasing cost of servicing its £1.2bn pension shortfall helped push pre-tax profits at John Lewis down over a quarter in the first half of the year.

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Almost half of UK defined benefit schemes use a fiduciary manager, according to research from Aon Hewitt.

Conservative pensions minister Ros Altmann has been expelled from the Labour Party, according to reports.