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BESTrustees has appointed Karen Theobald to its team of trustee executives as the firm continues to expand.

The trustee of master trust Now Pensions has been fined and given a set of stringent deadlines to fix long-running pension scheme issues, The Pensions Regulator (TPR) announced today.

Aviva has introduced Origo's bulk transfer service in a bid to speed up processes and further improve data security for schemes.

Smart Pensions has appointed Anna Eagles as an independent trustee to support its governance as it expands.

The Fraud Compensation Fund (FCF) levy will unfairly hit auto-enrolment (AE) savers under government proposals, The People's Pension has warned.

This year will see consolidation, cyber risk and cost transparency dominate the industry's focus as schemes bid to improve value for money and meet data protection requirements.

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Master trusts have escaped significant regulatory scrutiny despite their surge in usage under AE since 2012, but this will soon change. James Phillips reports.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) will authorise and supervise defined contribution (DC) master trusts under a planned regime which will "strike the right balance" between member security and scheme burdens.

David Weeks says bringing more trustees up to standard through outreach work would be a good first move to tackle the underperforming 'underbelly'