Carillion has moved the members of three of its defined contribution (DC) schemes into Willis Towers Watson's master trust, LifeSight.

Trafalgar House has launched a self-assessment tool on administration standards for trustees and pensions managers.

Oxfordshire County Council has seen a "significant improvement" to its pension fund governance following action by The Pensions Regulator (TPR).

The Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) has made an offer to acquire 100% of Hull-based IT and communications solutions provider KCOM Group.

Snehal Shah has been appointed by XPS Pensions as chief financial officer (CFO) and executive director of the board, replacing Mike Ainslie who will leave the company on 30 June.

The British Medical Association (BMA) has warned chancellor Philip Hammond to reform the NHS pension scheme rules or doctors will reduce their working hours.

The lifetime allowance should be scrapped and replaced with a lower annual allowance, last week's Pensions Buzz respondents said.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) is focusing on reducing the number of "poorly-run" schemes as it seeks to improve standards across the board.

The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has published contingency planning guidance for trustees to help them manage risk.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has released its first batch of guidance setting out how the guaranteed minimum pension (GMP) conversion legislation may be used to resolve unequal payments.