My first morning back at work following a two-week break in the sun started with a bump - with Radio 4 talking about three separate pensions stories.

The registration process for this year's Professional Pensions Show has now opened.

That the Confederation for British Industry is set to back the key principles behind auto-enrolment and NEST in its submission to the independent review body is telling indeed.

Mercer has appointed Sathish Ramdayal to head up a new Edinburgh-based financial strategy group.

Here they are - the complete set of shortlists for this year's Pension Scheme of the Year Awards.

Have you missed the biggest stories in pensions this week? Find out below, as we list the top ten most popular stories on www.professionalpensions.com over the past seven days (30 July - 5 August).

Angela Dimsdale Gill of Hogan Lovells International explains the significance of June's landmark ruling in the ‘Pilots litigation'

Technology supplier CSC has become the first firm to subscribe to Scottish Widows' corporate benefits platform.

The decision to get rid of the default retirement age and allow people to work after the age of 65 if they want to is a noble aim.

Concerns over the demand for index-linked gilts following the decision to use CPI for pension increases have been exaggerated, F&C says.