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Naomi Rainey looks at the latest in the fight over DB closures

Pensions minister Steve Webb has confirmed the government will explore changes to Pension Protection Fund (PPF) rules to help employees of companies which operate in other countries as well as the UK.

The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has appointed 23 firms to its restructured legal panel and named a "core panel" of three which will provide the majority of its legal advice.

The Information Commissioners Office (ICO) has published a draft code of practice for data controllers, including pension scheme trustees, on conducting privacy impact assessments (PIA) before undertaking data exercises.

RSM Tenon's collapse could potentially leave more than £600,000 of outstanding contributions to its defined contribution (DC) scheme unpaid as the payment competes with higher ranking debts.

Is cutting contributions more trouble that it's worth?

Auto-enrolment legislation may lead to an increase in performance-related litigation, as employers are not specifically protected from responsibility for investment results.

Singapore's state-sponsored defined contribution scheme is an example of how a 'property from pensions' model could work in the UK, according to Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer partner David Pollard.

Jack Jones examines how trustees can guard against fraud

The government must consider regulating independent trustees to prevent another scandal like the £52m GP Noble fraud, lawyers say.