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Pension schemes and their investment managers must take their environmental and social responsibilities seriously and use funds to tackle climate change, Guy Opperman has said.

New mothers should be given a £2,000 pension top-up to address the gender gap as part of reforms to workplace pensions, according to Which?

The Money and Pensions Service (MAPS) has appointed Chris Curry as principal of the Pensions Dashboard Industry Delivery Group.

Barnett Waddingham has appointed seven partners and promoted 28 of its employees to associate level from 1 June as part of its continued growth.

Financial advice firms that did not respond to the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) market-wide defined benefit (DB) transfer questionnaire could see their regulatory permissions revoked.

Asset managers must begin publishing engagement policies for investee companies in a bid to improve stewardship, transparency, and stakeholder relationships.

This week's top stories included LCP appointing its first chief executive and Dunnes Stores' defined contribution scheme trustees being replaced after "governance failures".

Cardano's head of liability-driven investment Paras Shah is the joint Investment Manager of the Year winner at the inaugural Rising Star Awards. He speaks to Kim Kaveh about his successes.

This week's Pensions Buzz respondents have decidedly rejected former energy and climate change secretary Sir Ed Davey's argument that schemes should divest from fossil fuel intensive companies.

The majority of fund managers do not have voting policies or guidelines on climate-related risks and diversity, an Association of Member Nominated Trustees (AMNT) survey has found.