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No special treatment for charities, says PPF

The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has rejected making special cases for charities falling into difficulty with their defined benefit (DB) pension schemes

Age UK using charitable income to fund its pension deficit

Age UK is using a significant proportion of its charitable income to fund its scheme deficit, sources close to the charity have told schemeXpert.com

Council stuck with £2.4m deficit payment

Daventry District Council (DDC) has been left facing a pension deficit payment of £2.4m to the Local Government Pension Scheme administered by Northamptonshire County Council after its claim for rectification was rejected by the High Court.

Client pressure key to fund manager engagement

Two thirds of senior investment industry figures would increase shareholder engagement if pressured to do so by clients

Businesses to accept tweaked 2012 review

The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) will pitch a range of “simplifications” to the 2012 reforms review

Unite ‘grasping at straws’ on Visteon

Trade union Unite is “grasping at straws” in its bid to sue Ford on behalf of Visteon workers who lost their pensions, lawyers have warned

Annuity Direct marks turf after GoCompare moves

GoCompare’s planned move into annuity price comparison has driven competitors to take steps against a potential landgrab of the sector

Editorial: View from the top

If you are looking to improve the running of your pension fund, hiring the chief executive of the Pensions Regulator is a pretty good place to start.

Video: Getting your scheme an 'A' grade

Knox, David interview

Mercer senior partner Dr David Knox, author of the Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index, tells Ian Smith how the measure is developing, and what schemes can learn from it