On the go: Forty-three per cent of defined contribution pension schemes aim to consolidate within the next few years, according to new research.

On the go: Bulk annuity deals of £1bn or under reached a new high in 2021, in a year that saw volumes driven by momentum in the second half, according to Mercer research.

Video: Alina Donets, portfolio manager at Lombard Odier Investment Managers, explains how pension schemes can take advantage of investment opportunities in natural capital.

On the go: Bolton Textiles Group has been told by the Pensions Ombudsman to make up for an employee’s missing pension contributions, as well as paying £1,000 for the distress it has caused her.

Stalwarts of the pensions world have responded to pensions minister Guy Opperman’s suggestion that the industry lacks long-term vision.

On the go: The Parliamentary Contributory Pension Fund has ordered its fund managers to divest from Russian assets where possible, after uncovering a small amount of direct Russian holdings.

Twenty-thousand couriers for Evri, the delivery company that rebranded itself this month from Hermes, will be automatically enrolled into a pension by the end of 2022 after it reached an agreement with the GMB union.

On the go: Five master trusts, including Nest and Now Pensions, have announced a new research project in tandem with the Pensions Policy Institute.

On the go: The Pensions Regulator is working on fresh guidance regarding employer covenant, which may emerge in autumn of this year.

The government will introduce legislation to help pension schemes invest in illiquid assets, the work and pensions secretary has said.