Podcast: As the government edges closer towards allowing the introduction of collective defined contribution schemes, Kevin Wesbroom, senior partner at consultancy Aon, and Will Aitken, director at consultancy Deloitte, go head to head over CDC.

Podcast: While the government’s recently published white paper on protecting defined benefit pensions included a range of proposals, some issues are still subject to consultation. Gabrielle Holgate, partner at law firm Stevens & Bolton, and Martin Hunter, principal at consultancy Xafinity Punter Southall, talk about the impact of the proposals on schemes and employers. 

The UK is seeing the launch of its first so-called superfund, designed to consolidate defined benefit schemes, with an initial £500m of capital subject to transaction approvals. 

The Pensions Regulator and the Financial Conduct Authority are jointly calling for input on regulating the pensions and retirement sector.

Lessons "can and will be" learnt from the British Steel Pension Scheme events, the government has said, but stands by the outcome involving a regulated apportionment arrangement and new pension scheme.

BT has announced the closure of its defined benefit scheme and agreed to work with the Communication Workers Union over a forthcoming ‘hybrid’ solution.

Employers who wilfully or recklessly put their defined benefit pension schemes at risk are in the firing line of new punitive fines announced in a government policy statement released on Monday.