Trustees should stop ignoring their third party administration (TPA) fees as they may be in danger of paying too much, says Goddard Perry Consulting (GPC).

The employee benefits firm has claimed that trustees do not always give TPA fees the same level of attention as the fees of other services.

Cardano’s Solvency Management approach has collectively outperformed traditional investment approaches by 15 per cent over two years to 30 June 2010, according to the firm’s UK fiduciary management figures.

Pension fund contributions are being slashed to as low as 10 per cent as companies review their schemes to address longevity, high costs and volatile markets, according to Mercer.

UK employers have called on the Government to simplify the auto-enrolment regime and make modifications ahead of implementation in 2012.

EMI’s failure to come to an agreement with the trustees of its company pension scheme has resulted in the matter’s reference to the Pensions Regulator (TPR).

The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) hopes to be financially self-sufficient by 2030, according to the first publication of its long-term funding strategy

HM Treasury’s proposals on high earners’ pension tax relief are inflexible, will excessively restrict the UK’s working practices, and will have unintended financial consequences for other UK workers, warns Mercer

The London branch of Société Générale (SocGen) has been ordered to pay a £1.575 million fine to the Financial Services Authority (FSA) for failing to submit accurate transaction reports

The Government’s plans for auto-enrolment into a workplace pension scheme from 2012 is supported by 56 per cent of employers, and 64 per cent of eligible individuals, finds the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)

Merging ISAs and pensions could damage the incentive to provide income for retirement and is a dangerous idea, says London & Colonial

Ten per cent of the working population do not plan to retire at all, reports Baring Asset Management (Barings) in new research

The Life & Longevity Markets Association (LLMA) is hoping to bring greater confidence to pension schemes and insurers carrying out longevity hedges through the publication of its proposal for a standardised framework for longevity indices

Only six per cent of FTSE 250 firms continue to demonstrate significant loyalty to their defined benefit (DB) pension schemes, according to new research from Pension Capital Strategies (PCS).