This week’s top stories included the launch of Scottish Widows’ ESG exclusions policy, while Deloitte acquired the admin and actuarial business of Kerr Henderson.

Stopping or reducing pensions contributions will begin to affect savers’ retirement outcomes if the habit is sustained too long amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, Aon says.

Ethical pensions campaign Make My Money Matter (MMMM) has called on the government to use the Pension Schemes Bill to require all UK pension funds to commit to net-zero emission investment strategies.

All-cause mortality remains higher than levels observed last year with the number of weekly deaths related to Covid-19 surpassing 1,000.

Pension savers who work multiple part-time jobs are likely to reach retirement with pension wealth equivalent to just 6% of the average man’s, Now Pensions finds.

Savers who talk about their financial situation are less likely to become victims of a pension scam, research shows.

Scottish Widows has begun work with its fund management partners to divest at least £440m from companies which do not meet its ESG standards under a new exclusions policy.

This week’s top stories included the Marks and Spencer Pension Scheme completing two buy-ins, while the Work and Pensions Committee submitted an amendment to the Pension Schemes Bill.

Independent trustee firm 2020 Trustees has acquired Manchester-based Steve Southern Trustees (SST).

New legislation is needed to push pension trustees and asset managers to consider ESG factors within their legal duty to beneficiaries, as well as ensuring trustees are up to standard, ShareAction says.