Up to £350bn of investible assets could be found within the energy sector over the next 30 years as investment in opportunities to decarbonise the economy by 2050 increases, Lane Clark & Peacock (LCP) finds.

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

The outlook for future longevity in the UK has not necessarily worsened as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, Aon says.

This week’s top stories included a legal challenge over the government’s Retail Prices Index realignment, while British Airwards deferred £450m in deficit recovery contributions.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has plans to freeze the lifetime allowance for the rest of the current parliament in a "stealth tax" on the wealthy, according to reports.

Most reform options for pension tax will leave many savers with smaller pots and cause substantially more costs for schemes and employers, says the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA).

The number of deaths registered in England and Wales for week six of 2021 was 27% higher than expected, down from 52% higher than expected in week five of the new year.

Corners were cut in the 2015 introduction of pension freedoms which have left pension savers vulnerable and suffering, according to Work and Pensions Committee (WPC) chairman Stephen Timms.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has published a regulatory intervention report on the case of jailed former charity for the disabled trustee and chief executive Patrick McLarry.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has opened applications at The Pensions Ombudsman (TPO) to replace the outgoing Anthony Arter.