The Post Office section of the Royal Mail Pension Plan remains in surplus, its latest funding update shows, just weeks after it was closed to future accrual amid union consternation.

A legal dispute involving trustees of the Johnston Press Pension Plan about the equalisation of retirement ages has been put to bed by the Scottish Court of Session, using a quirk of law known as the “presumption of regularity”.

Slow responses from HM Revenue & Customs are delaying efforts by the Invensys Pension Scheme to reconcile guaranteed minimum pensions, the scheme’s trustees have told members.

A High Court judgment on the method for increasing pension payments where a power of amendment was improperly applied has been overturned by the Court of Appeal, lessening the burden on the corporate sponsor.

Arcadia Group has agreed to increase its scheduled contributions to its two pension schemes, a sign that public pressure and 'naming and shaming' may be having some impact.

The pension scheme of housebuilder Taylor Wimpey has undertaken a widespread derisking programme, strengthening existing hedges while converting physical equity investments into a synthetic, volatility-dampening exposure.

What models could have delivered the retirement outcomes Generation X deserves, and could elements of income security rescue future generations at risk of being let down by defined contribution?

Amendments to the pension schemes bill requiring member representation on mastertrust boards and a funder of last resort have been rejected by the House of Commons, amid concern from opposition politicians about a lack of oversight.