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Top stories this week include concern over proposals to force schemes to sign the Stewardship Code, the end of a six-and-a-half year legal wrangle, and four escalating fines from TPR.

Here they are - the winners of the UK Pensions Awards 2015.

Pensions minister Steve Webb and shadow pensions minister Gregg McClymont have both lost their parliamentary seats as a result of yesterday's General Election.

Equity markets began to share the pain of a sharp sell-off in European sovereign debt yesterday, with the FTSE 100 dropping 1.7% in early trading and bond yields spiking once more.

Half of advisers refuse to implement pension transfers out of defined benefit (DB) schemes amid worries the regulator would hold them to account further down the line, according to research.

Three quarters of defined benefit (DB) schemes intend to provide transfer quotes to members as part of their standard retirement process, research finds.

As many as 6,000 people have accessed the Money Advice Service's (MAS) retirement adviser directory in its first month of operation, the consumer body has said.

Legal & General (L&G) has generated a 'record' £330m in cash in the first quarter of the year as changes to its business following the pension reforms paid off.

Lehman Brothers Pension Scheme has secured a £675m buyout with Rothesay Life, ensuring that all members will get their pensions in full, six and a half years after its sponsor went bust.

Capital Cranfield client director Allan Course writes to the incoming prime minister - offering sensible and helpful advice on pensions in the next parliament.