Global

Currencies can be extremely volatile, especially when major political events such as Brexit occur. This can  have a significant impact – negative or positive – on the value of investments. In a globally...

In my last column I referenced the lack of transparency in the group risk market over claim statistics. New evidence demonstrates dramatically how poorly the UK group income protection sector compares to...

There were stark warnings at Corporate Adviser's virtual Master Trust and GPP conference today that following Australia's pension system and allowing access to pension pots at an earlier age could see many...

The Principles of Responsible Investment (PRI), a UN-supported international network of investors, has called a renewed focus on more sustainable investment strategies following Joe Biden’s win in the US presidential election. Congratulating...

The global nature of the Covid-19 crisis is pushing global underwriting solutions further up the corporate agenda. There are a limited number of networks in the UK that offer global underwriting in the...

Most pension schemes recommended  by consultants and advisers are ‘4 degree warming’ schemes that do not reflect the corporate values of their sponsors or the beliefs of their members. Such is the stark message from Tony Burdon,...

 Pension scheme trustees, investment consultants and asset managers face tough new regulatory requirements that will compel them to generate, process and publish reams of comprehensive data relating to climate change, carbon emissions,...

Covid-19 is exacerbating retirement insecurity across the globe and and is causing sustainability problems for the UK’s pension scheme. This was the conclusion from the Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension Index which compares...

Retirement fintech provider Smart is launches its pensions business in the US today.  Smart already offers a master trust in the UK, which now runs over 70,000 retirement plans on it. The...

Market volatility since the outbreak of the global pandemic triggered wild variations in the value of defined contribution pension plans. The so-called global indicator of “fear” among investors - the CBOE VIX Index...