Regulation, endgame and lingering Covid-19 symptoms are on the defined benefit agenda for 2022.

On the go: Increasing diversity and making trustee boards more inclusive will produce longer and more difficult discussions — and that is a good thing, according to David Fairs, executive director of regulatory policy, analysis and advice at the Pensions Regulator.

On the go: The Pensions Administration and Standards Association has published supplemental material on the forthcoming statements season, making a number of recommendations around format and implementation that reflect “considerable concern” in the industry.

On the go: Asset manager UBS has jettisoned “unresponsive” energy companies from its suite of climate-aware funds, including one it manages on behalf of Nest.

The Government Actuary’s Department has published its statutory review of the Local Government Pension Scheme, listing a number of recommendations for the imminent 2022 valuations.

The Ministry of Justice has confirmed it will move forward with the creation of a new pension scheme for judges, despite concerns from some judges and legal associations that it will be less generous than the existing arrangements.

Pensions minister Guy Opperman has confirmed that preliminary work has begun on the creation of multi-employer collective defined contribution schemes, as the Department for Work and Pensions publishes its response to the consultation on single-employer arrangements.

Podcast: Richard Butcher, managing director of PTL, and Ian Neale, Aries Insight co-founder, discuss Local Government Pension Schemes’ Israeli investments, defined benefit funding and ageing populations.

Podcast: Richard Butcher, managing director of PTL, and Ian Neale, Aries Insight co-founder, discuss Local Government Pension Schemes’ Israeli investments, defined benefit funding and ageing populations.

Six trade unions want to take the government to court in a bid to stop it imposing the cost of the McCloud remedy on their members, with one considering strike action.