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RPMI has achieved the PQM Plus standard for its employee scheme in recognition of the governance standards, communications and contributions.

Almost one in eight calls to Fidelity's Retirement Service in October was from people enquiring about how to use their defined benefit (DB) pots following the April pension freedoms.

The government's plans for ensuring their members are not paying commission to advisers out of their own pot do not include further responsibility on employers.

The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) has warned increases in life expectancy could lead to individual hardship and put a strain on the benefits system.

Big data is changing the way many industries operate, Michael Klimes asks if it can do the same for pensions

An increasing number of firms are leaving it to the very last minute to comply with their auto-enrolment obligations, according to one major provider.

Pensions don't have to be boring

Measuring value for money is difficult because it is completely subjective but there is a way forward, finds Stephanie Baxter

Pensions must be made simpler to appeal to ordinary savers, according to Lesley Williams, incoming chair of the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA).

Schemes need to customise communications to members more to avoid sending out the wrong messages, according to HSBC pension scheme chief investment officer Mark Thompson.