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The Public Service Pension Bill has passed its consideration stage in the Northern Ireland Assembly.

Network Rail has hired Capita Employee Benefits to administer two of its three pension schemes, both of which were previously administered by RPMI.

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has launched a crackdown on companies using asset-backed contribution structures (ABCs) that reclassify pension obligations as equity instruments in their accounts.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has issued fresh guidelines amid concern that many employers have been referring to contractual enrolment as auto-enrolment (AE).

The British Arab Commercial Bank pension scheme trustees have entered the first whole-of-market medically underwritten buy-in with Partnership.

Maggie Craig will join the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) as an adviser across a range of policy matters, including pensions, from 27 January, a spokesman has confirmed.

New FirstGroup chairman John McFarlane is to be paid wholly in shares in the transport company.

LCP has joined an international network of consultants that share research on investment managers and markets across regions.

The BBC Pension Scheme trustees have negotiated an extra £365m employer contribution to tackle the fund's £2bn deficit.

This week we want to know if you think, given the regulator's warning, schemes making asset-backed contributions are being irresponsible.