A report that describes the IFA brand as "irretrievably damaged" has been criticised by adviser trade association, the IFA Centre, which said the report's target was "simply wrong".
UK defined benefit schemes have hit a funding low after combined deficits increased nearly £100bn last month to hit £312bn, statistics show.
Cambridge Local Government Pension Fund and Trinity Hall, University of Cambridge, have launched Cambridge & Counties bank.
Sanlam Fund Solutions (SFS) has linked up with Source Pensions to provide advisers access to investment management advice in the corporate pensions market ahead of auto-enrolment.
Pension saving may be made compulsory if auto-enrolment fails to create a savings culture, a report by an influential think tank is said to argue next month.
The government has said it is unlikely to lift a ban on transfers into and out of NEST or remove the cap on contributions, after the Work and Pensions Committee recommended it do both "as a matter of urgency".
Quantitative easing (QE) has been an "unmitigated disaster" for anyone about to retire or people who have just bought an annuity, a pensions expert has said.