On the go: The government is preparing to regulate in order to achieve consistency on environmental, social and governance standards across the private sector, ministers have told the chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for ESG.

On the go: The Pension Protection Fund will eliminate its negligible exposure to Russian assets when liquidity in the market improves, it has announced.

Abrdn is set to join the ranks of defined benefit master trust providers, with plans to launch its scheme in the second quarter of 2022.

Research published ahead of International Women’s Day, which takes place on March 8, indicates that women are struggling to keep up with men in the UK when it comes to saving for their retirement.

On the go: More than eight in 10 young people want pension saving to begin before individuals reach the age of 22 — the default age from which employees are automatically enrolled into a workplace pension.

On the go: The wider health effects of the coronavirus pandemic could see FTSE 100 defined benefit scheme sponsors slash longer-term contributions by around £1bn a year, new research has revealed.

Local Government Pension Scheme funds are racing to slash their portfolios’ exposure to Russia and reassure members over the crisis, while the Pensions Regulator has issued new guidance to trustees expecting them to “be vigilant” on this matter.

Some of the UK pension industry’s big beasts have joined forces to demand an expansion of auto-enrolment to capture young people, part-time workers and those on lower incomes.

On the go: Money printer De La Rue has agreed a new schedule with its pension scheme, which will allow it to maintain its deficit repair contributions at £15mn a year until March 2029, saving it £57mn in cash payments.

Local government pension schemes should not be pressured into joining the Boycott, Divest and Sanctions movement, Alex Janiaud argues