On the go: Alan Pickering, formerly a non-executive director of the Pensions Regulator and former chair of Plumbing Pensions, has been added to the summons in an employer’s £256,000 claim against the scheme’s trustee over its mishandling of Section 75 debt.

On the go: The University and College Union has published a list of demands of Universities UK, the group representing 340 Universities Superannuation Scheme employers, which it says must be met if strike action this winter is to be avoided.

Pensions minister Guy Opperman has confirmed there will be no regulations on multi-employer collective defined contribution schemes before the end of next year, set out targets for Pension Wise uptake, and become embroiled in a spat with former pensions minister Sir Steve Webb over the effectiveness of the proposed “statements season”.

On the go: Three-quarters of savers lack the confidence to manage their own pensions and need professional advice, according to a survey from NerdWallet.

Universities UK, the group representing 340 Universities Superannuation Scheme employers, has argued that the rate increases facing USS members would not be alleviated by a new valuation, countering claims made by the University and College Union.

This week – the UCU gains ‘clear mandate’ for strike action over USS pension cuts, firefighters threaten legal action over McCloud costs, the government U-turns on minimum pension age hike protections, and the DWP proposes fraud compensation levy increase.

On the go: The Scottish government’s higher education minister has urged the University of Dundee to reach an agreement with staff striking over controversial plans to move low-paid workers to a defined contribution scheme.

University and College Union members have backed industrial action over cuts proposed by the Universities Superannuation Scheme trustee and Universities UK, the group representing 340 USS employers.

On the go: The Competition and Markets Authority order for schemes to run a fiduciary management tender exercise led to a 345 per cent increase in retenders in 2021, a process that saw a marked decline in fees, according to research from Isio.

The government is braced for more McCloud drama after the Fire Brigades Union published a letter threatening legal action to stop the cost of the remedy falling on members.