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Mike Morrison looks at the recent Staveley case which could highlight issues for those wishing to consolidate pensions in the run up to retirement

This week's top stories included the latest figures on pension withdrawals since Freedom and Choice, and the effect of President Donald Trump on DB deficits.

Flexible payments from pension rose to £5.7bn in 2016 as people increasingly sought to take advantage of the freedoms, according to HM Revenue and Customs' (HMRC) figures.

Geraldine Brassett asks whether we are seeing Groundhog Day or déjà vu with GMP reconciliations.

In the fourth and final part of our pensions timeline PP Online looks at what happened in pensions between October and December.

This week's most-read stories included coverage of the Pension Schemes Bill in Parliament, a warning for scheme administrators to prepare for changes in data submission, and the cost of The Pensions Regulator's probe into BHS.

Pension scheme administrators are being urged to prepare for big changes in how they submit information to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) under a new platform.

Most respondents in last week's Pensions Buzz were not shocked by the revelation that thousands of DC schemes are breaching scheme return rules.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has issued a consultation on indexation and equalisation of guaranteed minimum pensions (GMP) in public service pension schemes.

There is an eight month backlog to process guaranteed minimum pension (GMP) data at HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) according to Hymans Robertson.