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Concerns over an auto-enrolment (AE) capacity crunch in early 2015 have been compounded by the announcements made in the Budget 2014, say consultants.

The Association of Consulting Actuaries (ACA) has appointed KPMG partner David Fairs as chairman.

The Merchant Navy Officers Pension Fund (MNOPF) is winding up its investment committee as part of an overhaul of its governance structure.

Annie Healy has joined BESTrustees as head of business development.

Natasha Browne explores how the guidance guarantee can cut costs for big firms

Almost half (48%) of UK companies do not believe the benefit programmes they have in place today will be fit for purpose in 2020, a report by the Economist Intelligence Unit reveals.

Towers Watson UK and Ireland head of pensions consulting John Ball will replace Mark Stewart as head of retirement solutions for Europe, the Middle East and Asia (EMEA) in June.

Jack Jones looks at the content of the EC's updated pensions directive.

The European Commission has published proposals to overhaul its pension directive, which is intended "improve governance, transparency and cross-border activity".

The ICI Pension Fund trustees have entered into two buy-ins with Legal & General (L&G) and Prudential Retirement Income Services.