Aon Consulting

Actuaries and accountants have predicted proposed International Accounting Standards Board amendments to how defined benefit costs are recorded in companies' accounts - unveiled last week - will have a serious impact on their earnings.

Aon Consulting UK has appointed Alistair Connell to a new dedicated chief executive position.

Here they are - the winners of the UK Pensions Awards 2010.

Pensions administration correspondence must become more member friendly so people can better understand and engage with retirement planning, industry experts say.

The department for work and pensions' proposals to enable Pension Protection Fund compensation to be shared in the event of divorce will place administrative strain on the PPF, a consultant says.

Now the dust has begun to settle on the financial crisis, Laura Blows explores what impact the recession had on employee benefits packages

Helen Morrissey surveys the state of the investment industry as it emerges from a tempestuous two years

Defined contribution values are significantly lower than pre-recession levels, despite a 40% recovery in stock markets in the last 12 months, Aon Consulting says.

Sponsors of UK defined benefit schemes have made more progress in reducing risk than their counterparts in the US and Canada, a consultant says.

Another wave of quantitative easing proposed by Mervyn King could push up pension scheme liabilities and increases deficits after a period of relative calm, Aon warns.