In a case against four people, the Pensions Regulator has for the first time obtained an order from the High Court to make the defendants repay the funds taken from their victims.

The Border to Coast Pensions Partnership has appointed an interim chief investment officer, chief risk officer and head of equities and alternatives.

The cost of providing tax relief on workplace pension contributions is set to exceed £24bn in 2017-18, according to figures published by HM Revenue & Customs on Tuesday.

The government has extended its interim solution for indexation and equalisation of guaranteed minimum pensions in public service schemes, and plans to look into the conversion method as an alternative during that time.

Staff strikes are set to cause significant disruption across 61 of the UK's universities in February, after union members voted to take industrial action over changes to their pension provision.

The Pensions Advisory Service has launched an information and guidance 'Spotlight' document focusing on the self-employed. It is also aiming to raise pension awareness among the self-employed with a social media campaign.

Sixteen investment consultancy firms have said that they will seek to ensure that pension schemes take into account environmental, social and governance factors where they are financially material. 

Theresa May has promised to stop executives from putting pensions at risk.

Telecoms giant BT wanted to switch the measure by which pensions increase from the retail price index to the consumer price index, but the High Court has ruled against this change. 

The Pensions Regulator has said the sentencing of former BHS owner Dominic Chappell, who was found guilty of withholding information from the regulator, will take place on February 23.