On the go: The pensions and financial inclusion minister Guy Opperman, and John Glen, the economic secretary to HM Treasury, were grilled by the Work and Pensions Committee investigating pension costs and transparency on Wednesday.

On the go: Pension transfer values rose substantially during March, peaking at almost £251,000, according to consultancy XPS Pensions.

On the go: A significant minority of pensions professionals are distrustful of both defined contribution and defined benefit consolidation, according to a poll from the Pensions Management Institute.

On the go: Most defined benefit trustees doubt the ability of commercial consolidators to improve their members’ security, according to a new survey that also reveals widespread ignorance of the two new players in the market.

On the go: Employer covenant risk is defined benefit pension schemes’ greatest worry, according to a poll of 42 trustees and their advisers by professional trustee company PTL.

On the go: There are huge differences in life expectancy in the UK, even across neighbouring postcodes, data specialist CACI has found.

On the go: The Pension Protection Fund is taking a novel approach to recruitment, seeking a board member who has been compensated by the fund.

On the go: With just days to go before the deadline of March 31, the National Pension Trust has submitted its application to The Pensions Regulator for master trust authorisation.

On the go: At least two employers, including the University of Oxford and the University of Sheffield, have rejected the call for contingent contributions in a consultation from Britain’s largest private sector pension scheme, the Universities Superannuation Scheme.