The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) has launched a consultation on how communications to scheme members could be improved.

The £150m Institution of Engineering and Technology ("IET") Superannuation and Assurance Scheme has completed a £32m medically underwritten buy-in.

The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has made it easier for schemes to recertify some mortgage exclusions and asset backed contributions (ABCs) after a consulting on its levy rules.

Widely expected by industry

Legal and General (L&G) has entered the European pension risk transfer market with a €200m (£146m) transaction with Dutch insurer ASR Nederland NV.

New thinking is needed for the new world trustees face

Inflation continues to hover around zero according to Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures, meaning interest rates are likely to remain at historic lows well into 2016.

Three core divisions

The Pensions Institute has called for urgent action after its research found one in ten defined benefit (DB) schemes would "never ever" pay benefits in full.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has told public sector schemes to improve their governance standards after research found just 28% had a plan to comply with recent reforms.