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The government has pressed Melrose to make a series of binding commitments, including for pensions, over its hostile £8.4bn final takeover bid for GKN.

Nearly three-quarters of workers were saving into a workplace pension scheme as of April last year, data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows.

Pensions law firm Gunnercooke has established a professional trustee firm, promising a focus on strategy, proactivity and accountability.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has published for consultation its draft code of practice for authorising and supervising master trusts.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has abandoned plans to drop the unsuitable defined benefit (DB) transfer assumption as a result of concerns about unsuitable advice being given in the area.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has revealed it is considering whether to implement a ban on contingent charging for pension transfer advice.

Some 28% of senior business decision-makers are unaware that automatic enrolment (AE) minimum contributions are increasing next month, according to Now Pensions research.

Members of the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) have been sent a revised offer pledging to maintain current benefits alongside existing contribution levels until April next year.

Sackers has appointed Paige Willis as an associate to boost the expansion of its London-based alternative funding and contingent asset practice.

In this week's Pensions Buzz survey, we want to know whether regulation is forcing a reduction in the number of lay trustees.