On the go: A London-based company has been told to pay a £140,000 penalty by the Information Commissioner's Office after making more than 107,000 marketing calls to people about their pensions.

The Cabinet Office, Home Office, Department for Education and Ministry of Defence have each opened consultations into the first phase of the McCloud remedy, covering regulations that will see all legacy schemes close to future accrual from March 2022. However, new consultations on phase two of the remedy will be launched next year.

On the go: Savers will be offered Pension Wise appointments if they want to access their defined contribution pensions from June 2022.

On the go: Employers have once again hit out at the University and College Union over strike action set to commence on Wednesday.

The Pensions Regulator has cleared consolidator Clara Pensions to begin accepting transfers, opening up a new endgame option for defined benefit schemes.

The Department for Work and Pensions has launched a consultation that will seek out policy proposals to exclude investment performance fees from the defined contribution charge cap.

On the go: Jonathan Ashworth, Labour MP for Leicester South, has landed the role of shadow work and pensions secretary, as part of a reshuffle of the shadow cabinet.

On the go: An ambassador has been ordered to pay more than £80,000 after being found guilty of withholding information from the Pensions Regulator.

CPD: As the number of cases of pensions fraud continues to rise, Stephanie Hawthorne looks how last year’s court ruling has led to a huge strain on the Fraud Compensation Fund’s reserves.