There are five steps crucial for finance firms and organisations to implement in order to enhance their diversity data collection, according to EY, LGBT Great, the Diversity Project and Nicsa.

This week’s top stories included the launch of a new sole trustee firm, and the grilling of The Pension Regulator’s interim chair over conflict of interest concerns.

The industry has criticised the government’s planned increase of the normal minimum pension age (NMPA) ahead of the close of HM Treasury’s consultation on its confirmation tomorrow.

Hymans Robertson is launching an online learning academy for Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) committees and pension boards to undertake general training.

The industry needs to proceed with caution when giving members’ the illusion they have voting rights on the shares in their pension scheme, PTL says.

Professional Pensions rounds up some of the latest ESG and climate news from across the industry.

Companies that do not provide appropriately for their employees’ retirement are “storing up a potential staffing crisis”, according to Burness Paull.

Nest has announced two infrastructure partnerships which will see the asset class make up 5% of its total portfolio.

The likelihood of trustees making incorrect decisions when choosing a fiduciary manager due to rudimentary performance metrics remains probable, EY says.

Professional Pensions asked its readers to describe the current state of the pensions industry in one word this week, eliciting a mix of predominantly gloomy adjectives.