On the go: The Universities Superannuation Scheme is to begin adding alternative assets to its default defined contribution portfolio, the £68bn pension giant announced on Wednesday.

On the go: Train operators will argue that the government has unfairly excluded them from rail contracts over its stance on pensions, in a High Court case that begins on Monday.

On the go: The Pensions Regulator is to publish recommendations on trustee diversity and governance in February, as the watchdog set out its policy commitments for the early months of 2020.

Editorial: 2019 came to a close amid scenes of raging forest fires and warming seas. Just how committed are trustees to managing the risks arising from our changing planet?

On the go: UK defined benefit schemes are inching towards being fully funded on the basis used by the Pension Protection Fund, new figures from the lifeboat reveal.

On the go: A survey of pensions professionals has uncovered concerns about the added cost burden placed on schemes by increasingly strict regulation.

Can anything stop the flood of US pension capital into direct lending? Our round-up of pensions stories from around the FT’s global outlets looks at two state retirement systems making aggressive moves in the asset class, and also sees the world’s largest pension fund sounding the alarm on stock lending.

On the go: The National Grid UK Pension Scheme has awarded a £185m mandate to Octopus Renewables to manage UK solar and onshore wind assets.

On the go: The Department for Work and Pensions has reintroduced its pension schemes bill in the House of Lords, after the December general election delayed its debate in Parliament.