HM Revenue & Customs' request for pension administrators to remind their members about potential tax breaches has been branded ‘very unsatisfactory’ by a former pensions minister, who said the tax authority was offloading its own responsibilities onto schemes.

On the go: New data from the Office for National Statistics shows that life expectancy improvements continue to stall, which is expected to improve pension schemes liabilities.

Several pensions experts have criticised the government’s consultation on the general levy on pension schemes, arguing that the Department for Work and Pensions has proposed ‘knee-jerk solutions’ that are not fit for purpose.

On the go: A life expectancy calculator provided by the UK’s pension guidance service could be exacerbating people’s unconscious bias and influencing their financial decisions, new research has found.

Among the world’s 15 largest asset managers, only three companies are making the grade on environmental, social and governance considerations, a report from InfluenceMap shows.

On the go: Younger members of public sector schemes who have been discriminated against by the government’s 2015 pension reforms will be treated as participants of the original pension funds.

Data crunch: The number of schemes offering partial defined benefit transfers is increasing, with the option being targeted at members with large transfer values, new data show.

On the go: Lloyds Banking Group is planning to cut the pensions allowance of its chief executive by more than £220,000, while increasing contributions to its staff.

On the go: The Scottish National Party will support moves to ensure executive pension contributions are the same as for all workers.

On the go: Changes to The People’s Pension charges structure have been delayed after a problem was encountered during testing.