Employee sickness is costing small businesses in the UK £29bn a year, due to productivity drops, according to new research. The survey, by insurers Unum, found that health and wellbeing remained “chronically...
There is an urgent need for DC providers, private market asset managers, and general and limited partners from venture capital to increase their mutual understanding to make a success of working together. ...
The pensions sector is fully embracing performance fees, with no fundamental objections among panellists at a recent Corporate Adviser round table event, looking at the challenges of incorporating private markets within DC...
Defined contribution (DC) schemes have over the years looked for ways to increase participation, enhance investment choices and help participants reach better retirement outcomes. However, one area that has at times proved...
As UK defined contribution (DC) schemes evolve, the need for diversified, resilient portfolios has never been greater. With traditional asset classes under pressure and member outcomes increasingly scrutinised, private markets are emerging...
Institutional investors have gradually increased their average allocation to infrastructure, prompting a more thoughtful approach to optimal portfolio construction. Increasingly, investors seek diversification by geography and sector, complemented further by size, as...
European private equity funds have overtaken their US counterparts for the first time in more than a year, due to cheaper borrowing costs and increased deal and exit activity. According to PitchBook’s...
The state pension should be radically reformed to ensure it remains financially sustainable — with big increases to the SPA, but targeted support to protect those with lower life expectancies, according to...
Several industry firms have raised concerns over potential changes to salary sacrifice arrangements for pension contributions ahead of the 26 November Budget, amid media reports that Chancellor Rachel Reeves is planning a...
As part of our annual Retirement Voice study, the Standard Life Centre for the Future of Retirement spoke to people across the UK to understand how they feel about life after work....
