Welsh local authority pension funds have made progress on mapping the road towards pooling their assets, but along with their peers are awaiting further details on the criteria around governance, size and cost.

News analysis: Disclosures on fossil fuel investments by local authority schemes have demonstrated the tension between managing the material risks of climate change and upholding fiduciary duty to members.

Any Other Business: John McDonnell has laid bare his plans to end austerity and tackle the deficit by taxing the rich.

Technology and engineering conglomerate Smiths Group has reported a significant improvement in the funding position of its defined benefit pension schemes after pursuing a stringent eight-year derisking campaign.

Analysis: As the divestment movement garners legislative backing in the US, how should UK pension funds respond to the long-term risks of holding fossil fuel stocks?

The owner of Durham Tees Valley Airport is undertaking a review of the aviation hub's membership of Teesside Pension Fund and overall benefits structure in a wider push to curb company losses.

Teething issues following an administration overhaul at South Yorkshire Pensions Authority has delayed the delivery of members’ annual statements, amid a challenging backdrop of wider fundamental reform across the Local Government Pension Scheme.