Holly Roach

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has launched a consultation seeking views on proposed changes to the general levy on occupational and personal pension schemes.

An unnamed UK pension scheme has completed a £24m buy-in with Aviva.

The government has launched a discussion paper seeking views on how the defined contrition (DC) scale policy should work in practice.

Fidelity International has launched a financial planning and coaching service for workplace pension savers.

The pensions industry has reacted to the government’s proposed 9% hike on the general levy for master trusts, raising concern about the impact on the schemes.

The Rolls-Royce UK Pension Fund and Pensions Insurance Corporation (PIC) have completed a buyout of all 36,000 scheme members.

Vast amounts of change and a myriad of items on to-do lists at the moment is “challenging” for the industry, David Fairs says.

Simpler pension transfers are “unlikely” to work as intended, the Society of Pension Professionals (SPP) warns.

Legislation brought in following the Virgin Media ruling marks a “pivotal moment” for defined benefit (DB) sponsors and auditors, but schemes must use skilled judgement to apply it, the Pensions Management Institute (PMI) says.

Managing surplus is becoming an “increasingly important” strategic priority as surplus sharing rises up agendas, LCP says.