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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is planning to increase the Financial Assistance Scheme's (FAS's) compensation cap for members with more than 20 years' service.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has published a section 89 report on the use of its anti-avoidance powers in seeking financial support for the Nortel Networks UK Pension Plan.

The combined deficit of the UK's defined benefit (DB) schemes rose by £40bn over August, according to the Pension Protection Fund's (PPF) latest index.

A regulated apportionment arrangement (RAA) has been conducted for the British Steel Pension Scheme (BSPS) after no appeals were lodged since it was agreed in principle last month.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is consulting to resolve an "anomaly" where recipients of bridging pensions who enter the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) receive a higher rate of compensation for the rest of their life.

The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has called on widows and widowers in same-sex marriages or civil partnerships to check whether they are receiving their full survivor entitlement from the lifeboat fund.

The Employer Covenant Working Group (ECWG) has published guidance to help stakeholders of defined benefit (DB) funds manage distressed scenarios.

The aggregate balance of the UK's defined benefit (DB) schemes improved by £6.2bn over July, according to the Pension Protection Fund's (PPF) 7800 Index.

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