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Links to press coverage

Response to final report of Public Sector Pensions Commission

Mass strike threat over public-sector pensions - The Independent : Hutton's public sector pensions report comes at a bad time for the coalition - Guardian : Warning of public sector 'exodus' over pensions - The Telegraph : Public-sector pensions, Tackling the intractable - The Economist

Stories on Treasury plans for 3% employee contributions increase

Warning on council pension scheme - Financial Times : UK pensions reforms: too much, too early - Financial News : Council pension scheme reform could trigger 'exodus' - BBC : Deficit warning over pensions hike - LGC

Industry and unions submit evidence to Hutton for final report

Mercers says career average only logical choice : LPFA urges move to CARE : NAPF calls for end of final salary : Unions warn of 'horrible year' ahead

Trails for initial Hutton report- links to articles containing trails of the content of Hutton's initial report due for punblication on 7th October

Professional Pensions, FT, Daily Mail, Public Service, Guardian, Express

Response to LPFA's submission to Hutton- Publication of LPFA's submission to the Hutton review of public sector pensions produced the following press comment.

Daily Telegraph, This is money, Professional Pensions, Global Pensions, Municipal Journal, Public Service, Evening Standard (final paragraph of article)

Audit Commission finds largest public sector pension scheme will need reform - As Lord Hutton's review of public sector pensions gets under way, the Audit Commission publishes the results of its research into the largest of them all - the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) 29th July 2010

Pensions Commission - The announcement that John Hutton is to chair the independant public sector pensions commission produced the following press coverage

This is Money, Professional Pensions, Financial Times, Pensions Age

NAPF conference coverage - NAPF LGPS Conference at the Belfry on the 18th /19th May produced the following press coverage

Public Service, Professional Pensions, Financial Times, Pensions Age

A fair and affordable LGPS Green Paper discussion document issued by LPFA has provoked the following articles in the press

The future of public sector pensions
link to article from Pensions Week March 2010

Independent body needed' to handle LGPS, says expert
link to article from LocalGov.co.uk March 2010

Three step plan to save the LGPS
link to article in Pensions Age February 2010

Civil service pensions are not really too dear
link to article in the Evening Standard February 2010

New body proposed to police UK local govt pensions
link to article on Reuters February 2010

Ministers should 'loosen grip' on LGPS
link to article in LGC February 2010

End tax breaks for wealthy pension savers, says lobby group
link to article in The Guardian February 2010

LPFA proposes Dutch solution to local council pensions
link to article in IPE February 2010

LPFA proposes independent commission to ensure sustainability of LGPS
link to article in Professional Pensions February 2010

Councils now back pension reform, says funds chief
link to article in The FT February 2010

Let's take the shackles off
link to article in The Actuary February 2010

Reforming the LGPS
link to article in Professional Pensions December 2009

LPFA calls for independent commission on LGPS
link to article in Professional Pensions October 2009

Revamp of council pensions urged
link to article in Financial Times, 15 October 2009

Not so gold plated (PDF 75k)
an article from Public Servant magazine October 2009