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London Pension Fund Authority (LPFA) chairman Edi Truell is to step down to take up a position advising London Mayor Boris Johnson on pensions.

Greater Manchester Pension Fund (GMPF) has committed £10m to a company that funds small-scale renewable energy projects across the country.

Tony Williams highlights what the LPFA is doing to ensure employers within the fund are as secure as possible.

A proposed cap on redundancy payoffs in the public sector could limit early pension payments from the local government pension scheme (LGPS).

Barnett Waddingham and the Chartered Institute of Public Finance & Accountancy (CIPFA) have partnered to provide support and training for pension board members in the local government pension scheme (LGPS).

Top stories this week include the Pensions Ombudsman's dismissal of a GMP equalisation claim; the MIRA Retirement Benefits Scheme's £70m buyout; and Newham Council's proposal for an asset-backed contribution structure.

The rise of academies coupled with smaller council budgets is changing the make-up of the LGPS's employer base. Stephanie Baxter finds out it is posing major long-term challenges.

Newham Council has proposed creating an asset-backed special purpose vehicle (SPV) to reduce cash contributions to finance its defined benefit (DB) pension scheme.

Reconciliation is going to be an expensive nightmare for the LGPS

Top stories this week included TPR getting tough on master trusts, a £1.6bn de-risking deal, and fiendishly complicated plans to simplify the state pension. Here's what you might have missed.