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This week we want to know if there should be a 'career MOT' at age 50 to help workers plan for retirement and whether pension funds tend to be side-lined at company board meetings.

This week's top stories included the House of Lords amending the Financial Guidance and Claims Bill to introduce new requirements around cold calling.

Most respondents believe single policy board would save money and cultivate a holistic approach.

The UK economy beat forecasts to grow by 0.4% in Q3, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), further increasing the likelihood of a Bank of England interest rate rise next Thursday.

Peter Askins says there is a huge gap between what trustees are expected to do and the time and resource available to complete it

This week we want to know if the PLSA should create one overall policy board and what is the optimal number of pages for a statutory money purchase illustration.

This week's edition of Professional Pensions is out now

Last week, both the PLSA's new chairman Richard Butcher and the pensions minister Guy Opperman told the industry exactly what they wanted to hear. The hard part, as Jonathan Stapleton writes, is turning these fine words into action.

The UK's ranking has dropped to 15 in the Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index (MMGPI) despite the country attaining a better score than last year.

Members of the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) have given a green light to changes to the trade body's constitution and articles of association.