On the go: The Pensions Regulator has released guidance warning that trustees need to comply with the six-month transfer deadline even if the member is invested in a gated fund.

On the go: Aegon intends to achieve net-zero carbon emissions across its defined contribution default pension fund ranges by 2050, in response to the threat posed by climate change.

On the go: The Investment Association and the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association have launched a steering group to examine how stewardship can be better integrated into the investment process.

On the go: The minister for pensions and financial inclusion has guaranteed that the Pensions Regulator’s new criminal sanctions and information-gathering powers will not be applied retrospectively.

On the go: The aggregate deficit of the 5,318 defined benefit schemes in the Pension Protection Fund 7800 Index grew by £7.6bn in December.

On the go: Brunel Pension Partnership, Islington Pension Fund and Merseyside Pension Fund are three of the 15 institutional investors that have filed a climate change resolution at HSBC.

On the go: UK charities spent £686m on investment management fees and advice during 2020, according to analysis from Tribe Impact Capital.

On the go: The Local Pension Government Scheme partnership has launched a £630m Global Active Emerging Market Bond Fund. 

On the go: The accounting deficit of defined benefit schemes for the UK’s 350 largest listed companies finished the year at £70bn, almost double the deficit of £40bn at the end of 2019, according to Mercer’s Pensions Risk Survey.

On the go: While the UK bulk annuity market is expected to continue to thrive in 2021, its significant growth will depend on ‘jumbo’ deals and on the development of the consolidators’ market, according to Aon.