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The National Audit Office has opened an investigation into The Pensions Regulator's handling of the defined contribution industry.

The British Medical Association has taken the first step towards industrial action by surveying doctors on their readiness to strike over planned changes to their pensions.

The government should suspend the use of enhanced transfer value exercises until an urgent review into the practice has been completed, argues Fidelity.

The Pension Protection Fund is setting up a panel of administration firms in a bid to cut the time schemes spend in its assessment period.

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Planned changes to NHS pensions could lead to an exodus of doctors retiring early and potential strike action, the British Medical Association warns.

The £274m Woolworths Group Pension Scheme is set to enter the Pension Protection Fund just over three years after the collapse of its sponsoring employers.