On the go: The pensions dashboards initiative needs to hit the ground running and offer a comprehensive ‘find and view’ service from its point of launch in order to maximise its chances of success, according to Ipsos Mori research.

ESG spotlight: A roundup of the latest news on environmental, social and governance initiatives, including the Church of England Pensions Board pushing miners on standards, the Pension Insurance Corporation’s investment in low-carbon student accommodation, and a pledge by the Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance to halve portfolio emissions by 2030.

The Pensions Regulator will be consulting on a new code of practice for the authorisation and supervision of collective defined contribution pension schemes before the end of January, chief executive Charles Counsell has revealed.

ESG spotlight: A roundup of the latest news on environmental, social and governance initiatives, with the Universities Superannuation Scheme moving more than £5bn of its global equity investments to a climate transition index, Aviva firing a warning shot at the companies in which it invests, and BMO setting out its engagement priorities for 2022.

On the go: The Money and Pensions Service has signed a £1.8m deal with Dutch outfit Digidentity to provide an identity service for its Pensions Dashboards Programme.

ESG spotlight: A roundup of the latest news on environmental, social and governance initiatives, with the Lambeth and Shropshire pension schemes setting goals for net zero carbon emissions, and the East Sussex scheme investing in a new passive global equity, ex-fossil fuels portfolio.

Several Local Government Pension Scheme funds have come under pressure from animal rights activists over their exposure to factory farming, facing demands for divestment.

On the go: Pensions provider Cushon has acquired the manager of the Creative Pension Trust, in a deal that will more than double its customer base and assets under management.

On the go: Employers that transfer their defined benefit pension schemes into consolidator vehicles such as Clara-Pensions and The Pension SuperFund could make savings of up to 10 per cent, according to new Hymans Robertson research.

De La Rue, the banknotes manufacturer, has avoided adding £20m to its pension scheme’s liabilities after a judge ruled in its favour over how certain members’ deferred benefits should be revalued.