Hymans Robertson has called for the creation of auto-enrolment credits in a bid to tackle the gender pensions gap, which would see the government paying pension contributions for people taking career breaks.

On the go: Pension scheme communications from more than 100 organisations now provide up to 35mn members with access to the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association’s retirement living standards, the industry body has announced.

Nearly 3,000 members of the NHS Pension Scheme have been sent erroneous pension statements, leading to criticism from the British Medical Association.

The Pensions Ombudsman has partly upheld a complaint against the Cabinet Office and MyCSP, the administrator of the Civil Service Pension Scheme, after they failed to properly process a member’s request to cease payments to his “added years contract”.

This week – Queen’s Speech measures spark street protests, BBC appeals to High Court to change its DB  benefits, experts warn DWP’s plans to promote illiquids in DC could up costs for members, and 60 per cent of schemes admit they do not expect to meet net zero goals.

Work and Pensions Committee chair Stephen Timms has written to the Department for Work and Pensions demanding that it update and properly publicise its “insufficient” factsheet on guaranteed minimum pensions compensation.

The Pensions Regulator has slapped a £133mn warning notice on broadcaster ITV after it failed to provide adequate support to the Box Clever pension scheme by the regulator’s deadline.

There was no mention of automatic enrolment reform in the Queen’s Speech, but bills around local boycotts, online safety and a revamped audit and reporting framework will all impact the industry, experts have said.

On the go: Supermarket chain Morrisons has prevailed in the bidding war for troubled retailer McColl’s, beating a rival bid from EG Group. The acquisition will reportedly uphold all promises made to McColl’s pension schemes.

Three more public sector schemes have breached the cost-control mechanism as a result of the McCloud remedy, the Government Actuary’s Department has confirmed.