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Segars responds to leaked auto-enrolment report

Joanne Segars has broadly supported the proposals from the auto-enrolment review panel, reported in the Financial Times

Conservative backing for better funded state pension

The Conservatives have provided their strongest hint yet that they will back Steve Webb in his plans to boost the basic state pension

Action group calls for standardised public sector pensions

A pensioners action group, consisting of public and private sector workers, has called for all public sector pensions to be worth the same value

Johnson: make Nest sovereign wealth fund

The government should make the National Employment Savings Trust (Nest) a sovereign wealth fund, enforce public sector participation and pay member charges, according to Michael Johnson

DB golden age 'never existed', Leadership Summit hears

The image of a golden age of defined benefit (DB) pensions was a fallacy, according to independent consultant John Ralfe

Ralfe: Capital markets incapable of hedging longevity

The capital markets are unable to provide a suitable hedge for UK pension schemes hedging longevity risk, according to John Ralfe

Active member discounts cost deferreds dear

Aviva has admitted its active member discount (AMD) of workplace pension products could land deferred members with a 1.5% annual management charge on leaving their employer

Club Vita schemes double as PPF joins

Club Vita has more than doubled the number of members in its longevity organisation, thanks to the inclusion of the Pension Protection Fund (PPF)

Insurance sector welcomes longevity model

The first longevity risk model to look at future medical advances to predict mortality rates has been broadly welcomed by the insurance industry

Report urges government to harness power of ISAs

A white paper with heavyweight political backing is calling for auto-enrolment rules to extend to corporate ISAs.