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Do not expect any substantial pensions policy measures, if anything, in this week's Spring Statement, industry commentators have predicted.

P-Solve has been appointed as the investment advisor for Samworth Brothers' £450m defined benefit (DB) pension scheme.

The industry needs to come together to develop a financial education programme for university students to encourage more to enter the industry, thereby also building trust, Gina Miller has said.

GKN has reached an agreement with its scheme trustees as part of a $6bn (£4.3bn) proposal to merge its Driveline businesses with Dana Incorporated.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has revealed it has had a total of 24 meetings with Carillion, and 45 meetings with the trustees since 2008.

This week's top stories were MPs probing the UK's top 25 pension funds over climate risk mitigation, and ONS data revealing pension liabilities have risen by £1trn in five years.

The current picture of trustees' abilities to compare performance and fees among investment consultants and fiduciary managers may be overly positive, the competition watchdog has said.

Pension schemes that divest from stocks in sectors such as tobacco, arms, or fossil fuels are acting in an "unethical" manner, according to the Institute of Economic Affairs' (IEA) head of lifestyle economics.

In this week's Pensions Buzz, most respondents said despite progress in recent years, there is still a long way to go

Crest Healthcare and its managing director have pleaded guilty to misleading The Pensions Regulator (TPR) about enrolling employees into a workplace pension.