Billions of assets purchased by insurers to back UK retirement promises have the potential to drive corporate progress on issues such as climate change, and pension fund trustees are now indicating a willingness to pay extra for better stewardship.

Issuance of green sovereign debt is rocketing and investors remain prepared to pay a greenium, but standard paper still has a role to play.

On the go: Small UK pension schemes are to be offered free collection and analysis of their asset management costs, under corporate social responsibility plans revealed by ClearGlass. 

A Conservative peer and former pensions minister has hit out at delays in the Pensions Regulator’s efforts to police the content of pension schemes’ statements of investment principles.

Trustees rushing to tick items off their agendas before hitting the sherry got a nice surprise before Christmas — some clarity at last on the shape of the UK’s relationship with the EU.

On the go: The Pensions Regulator has banned the corporate trustee of the Audax Pension Trust from acting as a trustee, following concerns of improper management and links to potential scam activity.

On the go: Master trust Now Pensions has confirmed that some of its members have had their personal data shared online by a service partner.

On the go: The defined benefit pension schemes belonging to the collapsed retail group Arcadia are set to transfer into the Pension Protection Fund’s assessment period, according to a letter to MPs from the Pensions Regulator.

On the go: Unionised staff of the Wightlink ferry operator are to be balloted on possible action, including strikes, over the closure of their defined benefit scheme and new working conditions.