On the go: The number of businesses fined by the Pensions Regulator for auto-enrolment errors has climbed 144 per cent to 35,810 in 2017-18 from 14,650 in 2016-17, according to recent analysis by commercial law firm EMW.

On the go: The leisure group Whitbread has agreed with the trustee of its defined benefit pension scheme, the Whitbread Group Pension Fund, to make a one-off contribution to the pension fund of up to £380m.

On the go: Master trusts continue to be tardy in applying for authorisation from the Pensions Regulator, with the watchdog revealing that it has only received six applications for authorisation as at December 31 2018.

On the go: The Single Financial Guidance Body launches this week, as three existing providers of government-sponsored financial guidance merge.

On the go: The Pension Protection Fund has begun to top up the compensation of members receiving less than 50 per cent of their original pension promise, following a landmark ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union.

Smaller employers expect a rise in the number of staff opting out of their auto-enrolment pension as minimum contribution rises bite, research has shown.

On the go: The aggregate accounting deficit of all UK private sector defined benefit pension schemes has shown a modest improvement over the year, according to JLT Employee Benefits, falling to £107bn at December 31 2018 from £119bn a year earlier.

On the go: The Pensions Regulator has bared its teeth against a Bradford-based accounts manager who allegedly covered up a failure to provide workplace pensions at a string of restaurants.

On the go: Pensions cold-calling will finally be banned from January, after a string of delays in legislating against what has been a scourge of UK savers.

On the go: Judges have dismissed an appeal against a ruling that Uber’s drivers should be treated as workers rather than as self-employed.