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Pensions ombudsman favours casual employee in groundbreaking case

A part-time subeditor working for the Telegraph Media Group has won the right to join his workplace pension scheme, following a pension ombudsman ruling.

Segars: Coalition's direction on pensions reform unlcear

The NAPF scored a last-minute coup in getting Steve Webb and Lord Hutton to speak at its annual conference in October. So what does chief executive Joanne Segars think of the new government’s approach to pensions reform?

Solvency II could be 'colossal' for DB schemes, warns Segars

As the UK pensions industry faces several wider economic threats, NAPF chief executive discusses her approach to lobbying national and international authorities

Pre 1992 Equitable Life annuitants denied compensation

Equitable Life with profits annuitants who annuitised before 1992 will not receive compensation, following a vote in the House of Commons yesterda

Nest opens tender for risk management service

The National Employment Savings Trust (Nest) has published a tender for a risk management systems provider, schemeXpert.com  has learnt

Auto-enrolment reform concessions a relief for employers

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is set to announce flexibilities to the auto-enrolment rules that will make it easier for employers to certify and maintain existing money purchase schemes

DWP denies abolishing means testing

The Department for Work and Pensions has refuted press reports suggesting means testing will be abolished ahead of 2012.

Equitable with-profit annuitants to receive full compensation

With profit annuitants suffering from the Equitable Life fiasco will be compensated in full

Lack of clarity dents scheme confidence in Nest

The lack of communication and continued uncertainty about the National Employment Savings Trust (Nest) and auto-enrolment has damaged confidence in the scheme, Ignis Asset Management has claimed

Hybrids only attractive to public sector, report finds

Private sector employers will reject hybrid pension schemes because they are now entirely unwilling to take on any retirement risks, according to a new report