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The Work and Pensions Committee (WPC) is hoping victims of pension fraud will respond to the call for input ahead of its much-anticipated inquiry reviewing the impact of the introduction of pension freedoms five years on.

This week’s top stories include the Marathon Service Limited Pension and Life Assurance Scheme’s £610m full buy-in with Rothesay Life, while XPS Pensions Group warned mature scheme deficits could double under The Pension Regulator’s ‘fast track’ rules....

The former trustee of a charity who defrauded a pension fund of £250,000 will appear in court today (4 September), one year after The Pensions Regulator (TPR) said it would seek a confiscation order for the funds’ return.

Professional Pensions is holding a webinar on the future of alternatives on 8 September at 3pm.

The average recovery plan length for schemes in deficit has fallen by 2.2 years compared to three years ago, according to an Aon study.

Trish Houston has been appointed as chief operating officer (COO) at Law Debenture and will also join its board as an executive director.

Employee benefits service WorkLife has partnered with Smart Pension to add workplace pensions to its digital platform.

The Transparency Task Force (TTF) has questioned whether the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is “fit for purpose” following years of concern relating to the manner in which it exercises its investigative powers.

Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey has warned the UK economy could suffer worse "scarring" from the coronavirus crisis than originally predicted in August.

The UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association (UKSIF) has appointed James Alexander as its chief executive officer (CEO).