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Local government pension scheme (LGPS) members have been banned from taking their entire tax-free lump sum from a pot built up through additional voluntary contributions (AVCs).

KPMG Investment Advisory has appointed Anthony Webb as an executive investment consultant and head of fiduciary management research.

State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) has appointed former Towers Watson consultant Alistair Byrne as a senior defined contribution (DC) investment strategist.

Towers Watson UK and Ireland head of pensions consulting John Ball will replace Mark Stewart as head of retirement solutions for Europe, the Middle East and Asia (EMEA) in June.

LCP has boosted the number of partners within its team to 98 following five promotions and considerable growth over the past five years.

A raft of changes to employment regulations have come in to force with the start of the new tax year - including increases to maternity and sick pay.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has limited the retrospective scope of money purchase legislation, following the 2011 Bridge Trustees case.

Small businesses could struggle to make the most of the recovering economy as employers do not always know how to get the best out of their staff, research suggests.

JLT Employee Benefits has won the contract to provide administration services to auto-enrolment master trust Now Pensions.

Allianz Global Investors is putting together a team to enter the UK fiduciary management market.