On the go: Total membership of occupational pension schemes in the UK reached 45.6m in 2018, up from 41.1m in 2017, according to new Office for National Statistics data.

On the go: Members of pension schemes with group life cover and their beneficiaries may face unexpected tax charges, with many employers yet to update their provision since the 2006 introduction of the lifetime allowance.

On the go: After more than two decades of virtually continual falls, pensioner poverty has shown a stark rise.

On the go: Three-quarters of defined benefit schemes are now cash flow negative with contributions no longer sufficient to meet regular benefit payments, according to Buck.

On the go: The Financial Conduct Authority intends to ramp up its supervision of the most active firms in the transfer advice market, after finding that 69 per cent of people seeking advice had been recommended to transfer between 2015 and 2018.

Master trust Nest is ahead of the curve when it comes to environmental, social and governance considerations, and while other schemes are catching up, there is still a lot of progress to be made.   

On the go: The Investment Association is leading a drive to recruit more black fund managers, after a new report revealed the poor extent of black representation in the industry.

On the go: Nest is to sell all its tobacco shares, the master trust has announced, as it warned of impending regulatory backlash against the sector.

On the go: A crucial vote takes place today on a rescue package for Sir Philip Green’s beleaguered Arcadia Group.

On the go: Regulations have been laid in Parliament today that impose tougher disclosure rules for trustees on their stewardship and engagement policies.