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Last week's top stories included ITM completing a management buyout backed by private equity, and the regulator publishing its corporate plan for the next three years.

The Pensions Regulator has suffered what some critics call an 'annus horribilis'. James Phillips looks at how the watchdog has responded in its latest corporate plan.

In this week's Pensions Buzz, we want to know if you think it is fair that The Pensions Regulator can seize assets from fine dodgers, and how schemes should deal with pension overpayments from contracting-out discrepancies.

Simon Hart and Rob Archer look at how integrated risk management can improve a scheme's governance process and raise standards

Abhishek Srivastav explains why he believes the regulator's annual funding statement strengthens the case for a cash-flow driven investment approach

House of Fraser is in talks with The Pensions Regulator (TPR) around the future funding of its defined benefit (DB) scheme as it seeks to restructure the business.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has warned it will seize assets from employers who fail to pay fines relating to their schemes in a further strengthening of its enforcement activity.

Kim Kaveh asks how much clarity the master trust code of practice gives to schemes applying for authorisation in October.

Regulation aimed at improving the governance of occupational pension schemes has left the sector "regulated to the lowest common denominator" with a "prescriptive and micro-managerial approach".

Master trust consolidation may not happen quickly, and trustee standard compliance is crucial to protect member benefits. Kim Kaveh reports from PP's DC Conference.