The Scottish Widows Master Trust and the Lewis Workplace Pension Trust have applied for authorisation to continue operating in the master trust market, PP can reveal.

The government has set out initial thoughts on the criteria for DB master trusts to be accredited. James Phillips looks at the details

The Laird Pension Scheme has completed a £110m buyout with Rothesay Life, insuring benefits for 940 members.

Legal & General's (L&G) two master trusts have been authorised, four months after they submitted their applications.

The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has begun issuing top-ups to the benefits of members affected by the compensation cap after last year's landmark court ruling.

Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) has entered a £65m agreement with Livin Housing to develop affordable housing in County Durham.

A trustee is imprisoned after using employees' funds to prop up struggling businesses and buy a home for his daughter. James Phillips looks at the details of the case.

This week's top stories included NEST applying to the regulator for authorisation, while Welplan announced plans to drop out of the master trust market.

A historic bid to equalise normal pension ages (NPAs) in the Safeway Pension Scheme should be quashed, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has been advised.

The proportion of pensioner income comprised of occupational pension payments fell over the 2017/18 financial year, government statistics reveal.