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PTL has launched a suite of tools for defined contribution (DC) governance, aimed at trustees and employers.

M&G Investments has struck a deal with the Welsh government to provide loans worth £153m to 17 housing associations in the country.

Nine alleged pension liberation vehicles should be treated as personal pension schemes, the High Court has heard.

Upcoming governance regulations for the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) are likely to separate the roles of pension board and scheme manager, Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) official Bob Holloway suggests.

The Incentive Exercises Monitoring Board (IEMB) is to conduct in-depth research into the practice after feedback from its forum showed positive reactions to its incentive exercise code.

The Pensions Administration and Standards Association (PASA) will officially launch its accreditation process after pilot schemes with the Royal Mail and Ensign come to an end.

Trustees could turn away from Scottish Limited Partnerships (SLPs) for asset-backed funding deals if they remain uncertain about the impact on pensions of Scottish independence, according to Squire Sanders partner Philip Sutton.

A number of pension funds are avoiding poor valuation results because of the fortunate timing of their three-year cycles, according to Hymans Robertson partner Patrick Bloomfield.

Tobacco investment is a "big example" of conflicts of interest in local authority pensions, Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) official Bob Holloway says.

The incoming Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) 2014 benefit structure may be changed in the next 10 years, Barnett Waddingham partner Graeme Muir warns.