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Helen Morrissey asks if it is the government’s responsibility to deal with accountancy standards.

The Pensions Administration Standards Association is to produce a code of conduct for third-party administrators to address problems faced by schemes switching providers.

The government should resist calls to allow schemes to smooth gilt yields when calculating discount rates for valuing future liabilities says Punter Southall.

The overwhelming majority of the industry believes The Pensions Regulator should provide greater flexibility on how scheme liabilities are calculated according to research from SEI.

Trading has been suspended in shares of Dawson International after the firm's scheme actuary served it with "notices of a determination of contributions".

Trinity Mirror has sparked a row with The Pensions Regulator after finance director Vijay Vaghela complained about a lack of response to the company's plans to slash scheme payments by £70m.

Former tax boss Andrew Meeson has pleaded not guilty to charges his company defrauded HM Revenue and Customs by over £5m through a "fictitious" pension scheme.

The Pensions Regulator has reassured banks and administrators that it will not "frustrate" the rescue culture in the UK in the wake of the Nortel/Lehmans ruling.

Dalriada Trustees has launched a High Court action against three investment companies and two former trustees in a bid to recover £18m of assets invested in two alleged pension liberation schemes.

The government must address "artificially high deficit figures" and a potential "significant" hike in Pension Protection Fund levies, the CBI says.