On the go: The aggregate deficit of the 5,450 UK defined benefit schemes in the PPF 7800 Index fell to £6.4bn at the end of April 2019 from £43.9bn at the end of March 2019.

On the go: Employers who avoid their auto-enrolment pension duties are being targeted by the Pensions Regulator in a new round of short-notice inspections.

On the go: A total of 38 master trust authorisation applications had been submitted to The Pensions Regulator by Tuesday, as the extension period closed with more casualties expected.

On the go: Pension scheme members nearing retirement are ill-prepared for the problems they face when accessing their pensions, ranging from paying too much tax, to running out of money before the end of their days, or even losing their life savings to scams, according to a new survey of trustees.

On the go: Academics and employers have expressed their disappointment at the latest Universities Superannuation Scheme proposals in the long-running pensions dispute which saw universities brought to a standstill last year. 

On the go: The Pensions Regulator has announced its intention to launch two consultations – the first to be published this summer – as part of the watchdog’s plans to make the funding standard for defined benefit schemes clearer.

Many UK and overseas firms with UK legacy pensions schemes are having to dig deep to bring them back on the road to recovery. One stark example is that of AkzoNobel, which made massive scheme top-ups in the first quarter of this year.

On the go: Some 70,000 members could be leaving defined benefit schemes each year, according to research by XPS Pensions.

On the go: The Pensions Regulator has fined professional trustee company Link Pension Trustees, a total of £103,750 for breaching multiple areas of pension law. This is the largest ever fine handed to trustees by the watchdog.