L&G has secured a £1.65bn buy-in with the pension scheme of the engineering firm Wood Group. This deal, understood to be the largest bulk annuity transaction this year, secures the benefits of...
With UK pension schemes committing more capital to private markets, they’re increasingly focusing on the size and quality of the opportunity set. As allocations grow, the debate is turning naturally to the...
Mercer has adopted the Marsh brand, bringing the people and investments business under the Marsh name. The change took effect yesterday, September 1, following plans announced in October 2025 to bring its...
Defined contribution master trusts are taking different approaches towards climate change and there are clear leaders and laggards in different areas, according to a report by consultancy XPS Group. The analysis covered...
More than a third of workers aged over 50 still haven't decided how they will access their pension savings in retirement. This is according to Scottish Widows’ latest Retirement Report, which found that...
Trustees need to look beyond the immediate compliance challenges of pension reforms to consider wider strategic implications for schemes, according to Hughes Price Walker (HPW), a provider of actuarial, consultancy, investment and...
Aviva has launched a new wellbeing seminar programme to help employers better understand and support the health and financial wellbeing needs of their workforce. The programme, available free to Aviva workplace pension...
Standard Life has appointed Emma Furlonger as managing director of its workplace and retail intermediary businesses on a permanent basis. Furlonger has held this position on an interim basis since April this...
Twenty years of research have highlighted the gender pension gap. So why does it persist? In this Women and Retirement special, Scottish Widows business development director, Susan Hope, is joined by industry...
The Pensions Management Institute (PMI) has launched the Level 5 Experienced Pensions Professional Certificate (EPPC), which acknowledges the role administration plays in delivering high-quality pensions. The EPPC is the PMI's first new...
