Trustees have been warned to keep a close eye on longevity assumptions as improvements to mortality rates resulted in 20,000 fewer deaths than expected last year in England and Wales.

Jack Jones investigates the develoment of longevity swaps

Funding positions have improved slightly this month as rising asset values offset increasing liabilities which were pushed out by record low discount rates.

Civil servants poised to form mutual; Watchdog questions pension scheme liabilities; Company pensions need £500bn to pay out in full

The EU consultation on overhauling the Institutions for Occupational Retirement Provision directive could have far-reaching effects on accounting, investment and communication in defined contribution schemes, argues the Investment Management Association....

The Accounting Standards Board has laid out proposals to abolish the use of expected return on assets in scheme valuations.

Report doubts saving on pension proposals; Reform of public sector pensions will make 'little or no difference'; Long lives and low birth rates are a problem across the West; Fidelity backs fund charges shake-up; Teaching unions accept pension deal

UK pension fund assets have grown by 8% a year over the last decade and at $2.4trn (£1.5trn) are now worth more than country's gross domestic product, research finds.

Prudence and patience pays off in pension investment; Auto-enrolment requires low fees; Public sector pensions: new wave of strikes planned; Teaching union accepts controversial pension reforms; Is property better than a pension for your retirement nest...

Pensions: auto enrolment for small businesses delayed until 2017; Government-backed national pension scheme hit by two-year delay; People are right to be angry over pensions; Don't wait for auto-enrolment - start saving; Boeing faces profits dent by pension...