Former tax boss Andrew Meeson set up the allegedly "fictitious" Moya pension schemes at the behest of convicted fraudster Thomas Scragg, a court heard yesterday.

Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames pension fund has hired Aon Hewitt as its investment consultant ahead of a review of the fund's investment strategy and asset allocation.

Former tax boss Andrew Meeson took the stand at Birmingham Crown Court yesterday to deny allegations he played a leading role in a £5m pensions tax relief fraud.

The Trustee of the Nortel Networks UK Pension Plan and the Pension Protection Fund have been left empty-handed after an international mediation failed to settle the dispute over the assets of collapsed telecoms giant Nortel Networks Corporation.

Insurers have warned against "distracting" the National Employment Savings Trust from its original purpose by lifting government-imposed restrictions.

The UK economy shrank 0.3% in the last quarter of 2012, increasing speculation that a ‘triple-dip' recession is on its way along with a further round of quantitative easing.

The government has launched a call for evidence on whether smoothing discount rates could "materially improve" UK employers' ability to attract investment or invest in the short term.

The Pensions Infrastructure Platform will not open to smaller pension schemes until mid-2013, after delays pushed back the fund's launch date.

Hannah Brenton examines the mismatch between managers and schemes.

Hannah Brenton looks at the murky world of pension ‘liberation’ companies