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In a letter to the editor, Capita Employee Benefits denies claims it is to blame for MyCSP civil service pension payment delays.

Yesterday's statement was nothing compared to the shock announcement in the Budget, but there was still plenty for the pension industry to chew on. Here are the main talking points.

The National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) is planning to add single-year maturity gilt funds to the ‘building block' funds it uses in its default retirement date funds.

University staff will meet senior board members of the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) today to urge it to consider their ethical views and drop investments such as tobacco.

BESTrustees has appointed Mercer's Rachel Brougham as a trustee executive to meet increasing demand from master trusts and insurers setting up independent governance committees (IGCs).

Pensions minister Steve Webb has rejected the idea that an ageing population could undermine plans to introduce collective defined contribution (CDC).

The interest rates for two new government-backed bonds for the over 65s will be announced on 12 December, Treasury documents show.

Around half of pension schemes are expected to enjoy a reduced Pension Protection Fund (PPF) levy for 2015/16 under its revised framework.

Detail in HM Treasury's Autumn Statement has spelled uncertainty for the future of claiming tax relief under salary sacrifice regimes.

Younger generation employees value emotive incentives over monetary perks and employers should use technology to harness this, Rosetta Stone says.