This week's top stories included the Department for Work and Pensions launching a consultation on collective defined contribution pension schemes.

Willis Towers Watson's master trust LifeSight has become the first to apply for authorisation under The Pensions Regulator's (TPR) new regime.

Defined benefit (DB) consolidator Clara has named its four inaugural providers for legal, actuarial and secretariat advice.

An industry group has been launched to implement, promote and encourage the use of five cost disclosure templates developed earlier this year.

The Barnardo's pension scheme has been denied permission to switch the inflationary index it uses for uprating pension benefits in a unanimous judgment from the Supreme Court.

The High Court ruling on guaranteed minimum pension (GMP) equalisation may have said various methods were possible but, in practice, schemes will find it fairly easy to implement, legal experts say.

Henry Tapper says the Lloyds GMP ruling will see little benefit for members but profound fees to administrators.

Bulk annuity sales at Just Group have nearly doubled, with total deals amounting to nearly £1.1bn, the insurer's nine-month results reveal.

Defined benefit (DB) schemes and the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) are set to receive even less in sponsor insolvencies as the Treasury moves the taxman higher up the repayment ladder.

PwC and Moody's Analytics will collaborate on a range of technology, implementation and consulting solutions for actuarial and accounting systems.