A round-up of the pensions industry stories published across the FT Group – from better-than-expected economic figures to the prospect of supermarket-bought annuities.

Over the past few months, Pensions Week has worked to sharpen its focus on how UK pension schemes and employers are tackling the problems that face them in securing an adequate retirement income for their members.

There was much disappointment expressed last week that the government’s long silence on GMP equalisation did not preface the U-turn desired by those whose who will have to work through this arduous process.

Work and pensions minister Iain Duncan Smith had a tough week after his attempts to sell welfare changes to the electorate.

The National Employment Savings Trust will pass illiquid assets from older to younger members to avoid being forced to sell them off, as the scheme builds up its real estate allocation.

Data analysis: There has been a sizeable increase in the proportion of companies expecting lower opt-out rates, according to the Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals' second annual auto-enrolment survey released today.

The smoothing dream died where it began: a short paragraph in a Treasury document that did not even make the main show.

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