Pensions

Legal & General (L&G) has appointed Simon Gadd as chief risk officer, and Kerrigan Procter as managing director of the group's annuities business.

Advice to opt out of state earnings-related pension schemes (SERPs) tops the list of complaints at claims management firm Open Resolution.

The Department for Work and Pensions has promised a better working relationship between the Pensions Regulator (TPR) and the Financial Services Authority (FSA) and said joint thematic reviews are planned.

Andrew Roberts, partner at Barnett Waddingham, the independent actuaries and consultants, calls for a "ceasefire" from all political parties on pensions and for them to work together to create a stable system.

Retirement Planner's round-up of the week's top pension stories.

A group of 22 pension schemes has dropped a High Court case against Henderson Equity Partners for breach of mandate, after the fund manager agreed to pay legal costs.

Five things clients will call you about this week

A judge has refused to lift a lifetime ban on an adviser who was struck off for failing to compensate clients who the Financial Services Authority (FSA) found he had caused to lose "substantial" money from their pensions.

In this week's quick fire poll we ask: Do you think state pension reform is fair?

The National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) is looking for fund managers to run mandates in both UK direct and global listed real estate.