Kent County Council is sprucing up its responsible ownership pension policy as climate concerns become mainstream.

The City of Westminster Pension Fund has shifted its investment strategy in response to concerns about volatility in equity markets, added to a need to diversify risk and lock down an improved funding ratio.

New PASA board member Paul Sturgess tells Pensions Expert that pensions administration is upping its game, and outlines key challenges for the pensions dashboard project.

On the go: A bill that would give the Pensions Regulator approval over company dividend payments and remove the cap on compensation payments made by the Pension Protection Fund has returned to the House of Lords.

On the go: The BackTo60 group has been granted leave to appeal a High Court decision, and will be taking its fight against state pension age rises for 1950s-born women to the court of appeal.

Experts have condemned delays in publishing a long-awaited consultation on reforms to the retail price index, since its outcome could radically alter the fortunes of pension funds and pensioners.

Members of the Post Office section of the Royal Mail Pension Plan may be in line to receive a windfall, with the trustee considering how to share a £28m surplus as the scheme moves to partial buyout.

Data crunch: Forty-nine defined benefit schemes are in a parlous state with funding under 50 per cent of their liabilities, the latest data from the Pensions Regulator reveals.

Steven Cameron is a pensions legend, having notched up an impressive 35 years in the industry. Despite this, his enthusiasm remains undimmed, and has the Aegon public affairs director taking a new role as chair of The Investing and Saving Alliance’s retirement policy council.

On the go: Nearly a third of investment managers do not consider environmental, social and governance factors systematically across all asset classes, despite claims from the majority that they invest responsibly, according to a report from LCP.