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Reforms of the TUPE rules have come into force today, changing the way employers renegotiate the terms and conditions of its workers following transfers.

Lloyds Bank and TSB employees are expected to get further opportunities to buy shares in the two firms through workplace share schemes in coming weeks.

State Street UK has been fined £22.9m by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for deliberately adding concealed charges to transition management(TM) clients' bills.

This week, Pensions Buzz respondents said the government was right to put back the charge cap to 2015.

Friends Life has announced plans to launch a master trust following increased focus on good scheme governance from The Pensions Regulator (TPR) and other industry bodies.

Leonard Cheshire Disability has appointed Punter Southall to advise it on the future design of pension arrangements for its 7,500 employees, following a competitive tender.

Trustees and pension professionals believe there should be regulatory requirements on schemes to put in place better support for members at retirement, Spence Johnson research finds.

John Lewis is proposing to cut its defined benefit (DB) pension scheme and introduce a hybrid scheme with an extended defined contribution (DC) structure.

The Church of England (CoE) Pensions Board has appointed MSCI ESG Research to help it filter out investments in high interest rate lenders, tobacco, pornography, gambling and weapons.

Mortality rates in England and Wales were higher than expected in 2013 as the number of deaths registered exceeded 500,000 for the first time in five years.