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The government suffered a major High Court defeat after guidance forcing the LGPS to invest in line with UK foreign policy was deemed unlawful. Stephanie Baxter finds it could have far-reaching consequences.

Girish Menezes says schemes need to re-evaluate their data protection in light of the forthcoming EU regulation and increased cyber risks.

This week we want to know if the new title of pensions and financial minister indicates a change in government thinking, and what Guy Opperman should focus on during his first year?

It should be possible to pay 85%-90% of the estimated £3.3trn of promised benefits if schemes have the right risk management and investment strategies in place, according to Redington.

Over 80% of advisers expect an increasing number of transfer requests from defined benefit (DB) scheme members over the next year, according to a survey.

Rachel Croft says there is a lack of clarity over what constitutes good trusteeship and governance.

A governance tool to give defined benefit (DB) schemes a full overview of their administration and investment costs has been launched by KAS Bank.

Steve Webb says policymakers should be careful not to legislate through the rear-view mirror

Chris Hitchen is to leave the investment manager of the £25bn Railways Pension Scheme within the next year.

As a transparency code is launched for the Local Government Pension Scheme, Stephanie Baxter looks at how it could set a gold standard across the industry.