Nearly two-fifths (39 per cent) of defined benefit (DB) pension trustees are uncomfortable with the government's proposed surplus reforms, Standard Life has found, expressing mixed views on whether the plans would be in scheme members' best interests.

There was also variation in how industry experts expect surpluses to be used, as while 38 per cent of trustees highlighted interest in options such as enhancing member benefits, a further 38 per cent were more interested in supporting sponsor business growth

The A.G. Barr pension scheme has completed a third and final pension scheme buy-in worth £41m with Canada Life, securing the benefits of around 300 members of the company’s defined benefit (DB) pension scheme, including 160 deferred members and 140 pensioners

With just under a year until the final pensions dashboards connection deadline, the number of providers that have completed their connection to the dashboards ecosystem has continued to grow

The Pensions Ombudsman (TPO) has upheld a complaint against Lifeways Group for failing to pay contributions into a worker’s Nest pension scheme

LGBTQ+ people continue to face workplace inequalities, including in financial wellbeing and pension outcomes, despite significant social and legal progress in recent decades, according to a report from the Society of Pension Professionals (SPP) and Stonewall

The busy period of consolidation and expansion across the UK pensions and investment landscape has continued, with two further industry acquisitions making the news this week