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Why DC schemes might have to give personalised risk warnings to retirees

The Pensions Regulator has built on its past successes despite working in an increasingly challenging environment, Natasha Browne finds

The biggest stories on PP this week were the merger of Towers Watson and the Willis Group, the Pension Scheme of the Year Awards and NEST revealing its retirement blueprint. Here are the top five.

The industry believes the Chancellor should resist the urge to scrap salary sacrifice, according to Professional Pensions research.

Nick Tinker has been made a director by Lincoln Pensions in an expansion of its senior team.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has launched an investigation into exit fees, charges and the defined contribution (DC) transfer process, in a bid to improve processes.

Financial advisers (IFAs) will be wary of helping members transfer from defined benefit (DB) to defined contribution (DC) arrangements due to fears they will be accused of mis-selling, warn consultants.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) is considering bringing its guidance to trustees of large schemes on communicating new retirement flexibilities into line with Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) rules.

Recent research from TPR shows many small schemes know little about the regulator’s quality features. Helen Morrissey asks whether trustees are disengaging from pensions.

While some schemes are facilitating DB-DC transfers others are more hesitant. Michael Klimes looks at why this is happening