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Retirement guidance still not up to scratch

Trustees are learning to get bolshy over contracts

Top stories this week include trustees banned over an £11m scam, criticism of compliance-focused actuaries and plans to let people cash in annuities. Here's what you might have missed.

Hilary Salt warns quick-fix compliance is replacing professional judgement

PP looks at the impact of reduced allowances for members who access their pots

How advances in IT can cut the cost of schemes' actuarial services

The shipping industry needs more time to prepare for auto-enrolment because of the unique challenges faced in enrolling offshore workers, First Actuarial says.

Pension schemes will soon find themselves in gold, silver or bronze position as the Department of Work and Pensions gets into the spirit of the Olympics.

More than one-third of active defined benefit scheme members could see their benefits reduced if a £155 flat-rate state pension is introduced in 2015.

Employee benefit consultants will face a variety of problems if the government merges income tax and National Insurance, experts say.