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The government has put forward proposals to require the 100 largest occupational pension schemes – those with £5bn or more in assets and all authorised master trusts – to publish climate risk disclosures by the end of 2022.

European pensions funds’ awareness of, and desire for, action on climate change related investment risk has surged, Mercer says.

While the Covid-19 crisis has made savers realise pensions are important, having immediate access to their funds is now equally important, says Cushon.

Formerly UK-centric Smart will launch in three new territories next year as part of an expansion following the close of its most recent funding round.

The Pensions Regulator’s (TPR) proposal for a ‘fast track’ approach to defined benefit (DB) scheme funding regulation is being “used too broadly” and in danger of suffering from “mission creep”, says Aon.

Complaints filed with ActionFraud show a total of £30.8m has been lost to pension scammers in the last three years, say The Pensions Regulator (TPR) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

Manifest-Minerva's Thomas Bolger takes a look at key issues at upcoming AGMs, focusing this month on issues at Royal Mail.

SEI is set to expand its enhanced chief investment officer (ECIO) offering to corporate defined benefit (DB) schemes in the UK.

Pensions schemes will face significant additional working costs reaching into the millions of pounds to prepare their data for the pensions dashboard, according to Lane Clark & Peacock (LCP).

The Local Pensions Partnership (LPP) has invested £150m in private rental housing, joining a consortium of investors who have so far committed to £1.2bn for the build to rent platform.