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The chair of the Investment Association's (IA) advisory board on cost transparency Mark Fawcett has distanced himself from the trade body's controversial report on charges.

Industry believes stopping schemes from buying gilts would be a bad idea, PP research finds

The trustees for Amey OS Pension Scheme have agreed two separate buy-in policies with Just Retirement, worth a total of £65m.

This week's top stories included coverage of the Pensions Regulator issuing the maximum fine to a professional trustee, ABI's data on pension freedoms, and rising inflation.

Absolute return vehicles are coming under scrutiny from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) as part of its work looking at whether asset managers are offering investors value for money.

Long-awaited changes to the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) compensation cap are facing continued delays, PP understands

A consultation into capping early exit charges for occupational pensions has revealed how "torturous and more opaque" the system is compared to personal pensions.

Brick maker Ibstock is consulting on closing its defined benefit (DB) scheme to future accrual, potentially affecting 40% of the company's UK staff.

The regulator should completely ban all pension early exit charges to prevent any saver being penalised for taking advantage of the freedom and choice reforms, Hargreaves Lansdown has said.

Royal London has posted a significant increase in new business thanks to employers switching their auto-enrolment (AE) schemes from other providers.