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.

On the go: Tesco will be making a one-off £2.5bn pension contribution from the sale of its businesses in Thailand and Malaysia that is expected to eliminate the current scheme deficit.

On the go: The chair of the Work and Pensions select committee, Labour MP Stephen Timms, has written to the Pensions Regulator questioning its action over the case of Norton Motorcycles and the three pension schemes invested in the company.