CPD: Stephanie Hawthorne shines a light on defined contribution default funds, and questions if the workhorses behind auto-enrolment are fit for purpose.

CPD: Sackers associate Shannon Diggory explains what steps schemes’ trustees and managers should be taking now to prepare for pensions dashboards.

CPD: Hymans Robertson’s Iain Pearce looks at whether the growing number of alternative derisking options currently available in the pension risk transfer sector could potentially disrupt the defined benefit buy-in market.

CPD: Stephanie Hawthorne reports on the complexities of divestment as the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues with no sign of peace on the horizon.

CPD: As we emerge from the coronavirus pandemic with growing confidence in a new environment for pensions, Hymans Robertson’s Catherine McFadyen considers the lasting impact of Covid-19 on the Local Government Pension Scheme.

CPD: Liam Wyatt looks back at the key topics that emerged during Pensions Expert’s DB and DC Pensions Management Summit, including the practicalities of net zero, DC scheme consolidation, and diversity within the pensions space.

CPD: Superfunds have long been mooted as a possible solution for defined benefit schemes where an employer’s covenant is weak or there exists a danger of insolvency. They are now set to move from the drawing board to reality this year, reports Stephanie Hawthorne.

CPD: Hymans Robertson’s Susan Black details the new challenges posed to the Local Government Pension Scheme from the pandemic, remote working, and cyber security issues and how to address them.

CPD: There are now at least 10mn inactive pots in master trusts alone after just one decade of auto-enrolment, but the pace of reform is glacial, Stephanie Hawthorne writes.