On the go: PensionBee will offer Legal & General’s first fossil fuel-free fund, in response to demand from consumers to exclude oil from their pension investments.

When the government finally figures out a remedy for discrimination in its reforms, will the benefit merit the cost, asks Pensions Expert deputy editor Maria Espadinha.

On the go: Pension specialists have welcomed the announced changes in pensions tax relief in this week’s Budget, but have pointed out that it brings an added administration challenge to schemes.

On the go: Clara Pensions is seeking to raise between £200m and £300m from new investors, after a first fundraising in 2018.

On the go: The Pensions Regulator has reminded trustees of the need for appropriate monitoring and contingency planning to be able to continue to run their schemes amid a coronavirus outbreak.

On the go: The chair of the Money and Pensions Service has declined to give a launch date for the public pensions dashboard, since there are too many variables to be considered at this time.

Finding remedies for discrimination caused by changes in public sector pension schemes is proving to be of Byzantine complexity, with possible solutions risking further legal challenges or increases in costs that could undermine the initial reforms. 

On the go: The aggregate deficit of the 5,422 defined benefit schemes in the Pension Protection Fund 7800 Index rose by £49.9bn in February.