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In our end-of-year round-up we asked industry spokespeople to preview the year ahead in pensions.

Trustees of the Uniq Pension Scheme have signed a £830m buy-in deal with Rothesay Life.

The scheme at the heart of a legal dispute between trustees and the Pension Protection Fund has finally completed its transfer to the lifeboat fund one year after it went into liquidation.

Independent Trustee Services has added legal and regulatory experience to its board with the appointment of Martine Trouard-Riolle as a director.

Schemes up to £150m facing wind-up are increasingly appointing sole trustees because of difficulties finding member-nominated trustees, Independent Trustee Services says.

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Tony Morris is the fifth person to be charged in the £52m GP Noble fraud case after being extradited from Australia, the Serious Fraud Office confirms.

Uniq has finally reached agreement with trustees in its long-running deficit for equity negotiations, which will see the scheme take control of 90.2% of the firm's shares.

Independent Trustee Services has strengthened its Pensions Protection Fund specialist team with the recruitment of Susan Barber as trust officer.

UK/AUSTRALIA - Former Money Portal boss Tony Morris has had his assets frozen by top Australian judges over his links to the £52m GP Noble fraud case.