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This week’s top stories included Lloyds agreeing a £10bn longevity swap with Pacific Life Re for three of its pension schemes, and the Co-operative Pension Scheme completing a £1bn buy-in with Aviva.

The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) has welcomed the reintroduction of the pension schemes bill, after the government reaffirmed the details in the reopening of parliament this week.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has welcomed the government’s latest update on the details of the pension schemes bill.

Mid-life support for employees can be a win-win scenario for both employees and employers, according to the Centre for Ageing Better.

Mid-life MOTs are in danger of "missing those most in need of support", the government has been warned following a review of intergenerational fairness.

The UK Statistics Authority's (UKSA) "refusal" to fix a long-standing error in the retail prices index (RPI) is "untenable" and demonstrates a need to commit to one measure of inflation.

Some 20 master trusts will not apply for authorisation with The Pensions Regulator (TPR) by the 1 October deadline to operate in the market, Baroness Peta Buscombe has said.

The bill creating a new single financial guidance body and introducing provisions for a ban on pension cold-calling has received Royal Assent today.

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Coverage of the growth of the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) deficit is 'scaremongering', former pensions minister Baroness Ros Altmann has told the House of Lords.