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Pensions and risk consultancy Hymans Robertson has appointed two equity partners and five partners from across the firm.

Scheme members are not equipped to deal with the tax implications of accessing their pension, last week's Pensions Buzz respondents said.

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has announced it is delaying the provision of data that will enable pension schemes to confirm the guaranteed minimum pension (GMP) benefits to pay to members until the end of the year.

This week's top stories include an article on climate activists from Extinction Rebellion crashing the PLSA's local authority conference, and an in-depth piece on the Court of Appeal's ruling on the BIC UK Pension Scheme case.

The DWP has led a tailored review of The Pensions Regulator (TPR) following calls for it to become a more active regulator in the industry.

The Pensions Regulator has set how it has used its powers over the first three months of the year in a bid to better protect scheme members.

KAS Bank has built on its cost transparency dashboard to offer UK defined contribution (DC) scheme trustees the option to benchmark costs relative to other pension funds.

The John Lewis Partnership has announced plans to close the defined benefit (DB) section of its combined pension scheme.

The Work and Pensions Select Committee (WPC) has called on the FCA to explore the case for setting an upper limit for the amount of a DB transfer fee that can be received via contingent charging.

Employers who breach their automatic enrolment (AE) pension duties will be targeted with short-notice inspections by The Pensions Regulator (TPR).