On the go: UK defined benefit pension schemes have moved into surplus after the Pension Protection Fund made changes to the way the PPF 7800 Index is calculated.

On the go: A no-deal Brexit could see the aggregate buyout deficit of UK pension funds rise by as much as £219bn (37 per cent), according to Cardano. 

On the go: People’s trust in pension systems remaining low is one of the findings of the OECD's recently published Pensions Outlook 2018.

On the go: The London Borough of Tower Hamlets Pension Fund has undertaken a £700m equity protection strategy with Schroders.

On the go: Chair of the Work and Pensions Committee, Frank Field MP, has written to the Pensions Regulator with serious concerns about the possible 'dumping' of pension liabilities using a pre-pack deal.

On the go: There will be no more than 20 master trusts in five years’ time, according to an influential report from the Pensions Management Institute, which predicts the new master trust authorisation regime will lead to widespread consolidation and collaboration.

On the go: The Department for Work and Pensions has announced that the earnings threshold for auto-enrolment into a workplace pension is to be frozen at £10,000 for 2019-2020.

Collective defined contribution schemes could produce a higher and more certain retirement income than individual DC schemes, but there are also many potential issues to consider, including intergenerational unfairness and governance problems, the Pensions Policy Institute has highlighted.

Young savers in the UK are in danger of being left in the lurch when it comes to retirement planning, a recent survey has shown, with experts mooting auto-escalation and better financial education as possible solutions to a looming crisis in the decades ahead.