Pensions Age looks back on the top stories from the past week, including the Pension Schemes Bill passing the reporting stage and third reading in the House of Commons, responses to the government's collective defined contribution (CDC) and major deals and acquisitions

Pensions Minister, Torsten Bell, has confirmed that he will bring forward legislation to allow the government to develop statutory guidance for the trust-based private pensions sector, providing clarification on how trustees can comply with their existing duties when considering wider factors, such as climate risk

The Stagecoach Group Pension Scheme (SGPS) has agreed a first-of-its-kind deal that will see Aberdeen replace Stagecoach as its sponsoring employer, enhancing benefits and long-term security for more than 22,000 members

The net surplus of the UK's defined benefit (DB) schemes remains strong at £214bn, the Pension Protection Fund's (PPF) latest Purple Book has revealed, while the proportion of assets held in annuities has surged to almost 13 per cent, the highest level ever recorded

In the English spa town of Royal Tunbridge Wells, around 24,000 residents and businesses have been without water for six days. Natalie Tuck argues for robust stewardship by its pension fund owners to prevent this from happening again

Over 13,000 members of the Northern Foods Pension Scheme (NFPS) are set to benefit from a package secured by The Pensions Regulator (TPR), which aims to strengthen support for the scheme and help it achieve self-sufficiency over the next decade