The decision to merge the three guidance bodies into one is unnecessary and could even reduce the quality of services, the Association of Consulting Actuaries (ACA) has warned.

The Work and Pensions Committee (WPC) has urged the government to introduce new extra duties on big private companies and directors to prevent another BHS failure.

Defined benefit (DB) schme members should have access to the government's new £1,500 advice allowance, the industry has said.

The Pensions Regulator has spent more than £10m on external costs chasing nine employers to settle pension debts in major cases involving Lehman Brothers and BHS.

The government has announced that Ruston Smith, Jamie Jenkins and Chris Curry will chair the external advisory board for this year's review of auto-enrolment (AE).

The Land Securities Group of Companies' defined benefit (DB) pension fund has bought out around three quarters of its liabilities through a buy-in with Just.

Nottinghamshire County Council's pension fund is investing £300m in a new corporate bond mandate to generate cashflow to help meet its infrastructure commitments.

Hackney Council's pensions committee has announced it wants to cut fossil fuel investments after approving plans to reduce the scheme's exposure to carbon dioxide emissions.

Lincoln Pensions has hired five covenant advice specialists to support the firm's increased growth following its recent acquisition by Cardano Group.

Scottish Widows has invested a further £30m in a major workplace savings programme to improve products and services for its corporate pension clients.