This week’s top stories included Barnett Waddingham’s appointment of eight partners, while British Airways Pensions announced the outsource of in-house investment operations to BlackRock.

Workplace savings fintech Cushon has closed an overall funding round of £26m to finance “rapid expansion plans” and acquired the scheme funder of the Workers Pension Trust (WPT).

While the pensions sector is one of the most vulnerable to climate change risks, it has the ability to single-handedly shift the conversation on climate, experts say.

Barnett Waddingham has promoted eight to partner, 17 to principal, and 25 to associate across a range of business areas.

Here it is, our monthly digest of the most important pension articles Professional Pensions has written and published over the last month, along with some contextual notes.

The proposal to rescind a controversial decision to transfer residential property into Croydon’s pension fund so it could pay less in contributions will be deferred until more valuation information is available.

This week’s top stories include a look at how fiduciary managers have fared during Covid-19 and the Department for Work and Pensions’ confirmation of a flat fee ban on sub-£100 pots.

Social governance is becoming more significantly important to pension fund managers in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a 27 May report.

Industry feedback on the contentious ‘employer resources test’ (ERT) is unlikely to significantly shift The Pension Regulator’s (TPR) approach to issuing contribution notices, it says.

Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) will fund the development of a residential tower block of affordable housing in West London.