Schemes are appointing independent trustees as they come under pressure from The Pensions Regulator to explain conflicts of interest during valuations, lawyers say.

The government is considering relaxing a black-and-white definition of "money purchase" to avoid shifting the goalposts on defined contribution schemes with guarantees, according to experts.

Institutional investors should "actively seek" to invest in the construction risk of infrastructure projects, according to a leading risk institute.

A group of 22 pension schemes has dropped a High Court case against Henderson Equity Partners for breach of mandate, after the fund manager agreed to pay legal costs.

Taxpayers could be exposed to substantial losses from government guarantees on infrastructure projects designed to attract investors like pension funds, the National Audit Office warns.

Controlling funding status volatility has topped trustees' wish lists for 2013, according to an SEI poll.

The introduction of a flat-rate £144 per week state pension will reduce pay-outs for the vast majority of the population in the long run, according to a respected think tank.

The Department for Work and Pensions is under pressure to speed up plans for a ‘defined ambition' middle-ground, as experts predict the end of contracting out could spark a wave of defined benefit closures.

Employers will have temporary powers to change scheme rules without trustee consent, in a bid to protect defined benefit schemes from the cost of abolishing contracting out.

Representatives from the Nortel Networks UK Pension Plan and the Pension Protection Fund have travelled to Canada in a bid to secure more than $2bn (£1.2bn) from an international mediation.