HM Treasury has launched a consultation on its intention to authorise tax-transparent collective investment schemes, which could cut the withholding tax paid by UK schemes.

The constraints on the National Employment Savings Trust were not integral to the organisation qualifying for state aid, says pensions minister Steve Webb.

Chemring has contributed more than £27m in contingent assets to its pension fund and opened a consultation to close the scheme to existing members.

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Pensions minister Steve Webb is considering lifting the statutory restrictions on the National Employment Savings Trust in response to new entries to the auto-enrolment market.

Pension deficits increased more than 50% last year, but widening spreads between corporate bonds and gilts have masked an even greater deterioration in funding positions, argues Hymans Robertson.

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More than 400,000 scheme members could be missing out on hundreds of pounds in annual contributions by failing to claim tax relief, warns Standard Life.