Kim Gubler Consulting asked 18 firms to participate in its first actuarial survey, of which 13 responded.

Some small schemes could be paying £56,000 more in annual actuarial fees than their peers, research from Kim Gubler Consulting reveals.

Babcock International has appointed Northern Trust to provide £2bn in global custody, transition management, investment accounting and performance measurement services for the group's pension fund assets.

Scottish Life, the pensions division of Royal London, has seen new business increase by 62% to £1.1bn in the six months ending June 30.

The Universities Superannuation Scheme has appointed Michael Dymond as portfolio manager for its private capital funds team.

Corporate pension funds in the UK and overseas are continuing to move towards liability driven investment strategies, the Investment Management Association says.

GLOBAL - Corporate pension funds are continuing to move towards liability driven investment strategies, the Investment Management Association said.

Women aged over 50 must re-engage with their pension planning as just 38% are saving adequately for retirement, Scottish Widows warns.

The Pensions Regulator's strengthened guidance on transfer incentives is permeated by a "presumption of guilt", industry figures say.

Schroders has expanded its liability driven investment team with the appointment of Abhishek Saxena and Michael Bach Nielsen.