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The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has confirmed it will set a zero levy for 2026-27, marking the second consecutive year that conventional DB pension schemes will not be charged a PPF levy. ...

The Net Zero Asset Managers initiative has formally relaunched, although the move has revealed that large asset managers have since left the already floundering organization. NZAM relaunched with a public statement from...

Aon has advised the Mouchel Business Services Limited Pension Scheme (Money Purchase Section), sponsored by Kier Group Limited, on a transaction to secure all members’ benefits with Just Group, supported by the...

The number of advice firms using AI has more than doubled over the past 12 months, rising from 29 per cent to 60 per cent, according to the lang cat. The findings...

Railpen, manager of the £34bn railways pension scheme in the UK, has appointed Sian Myers as chief people officer and Helen Whelan as chief risk officer. Myers will be accountable for Railpen’s...

Only around a third of pension schemes are expected to complete the transition from buy-in to buy-out within a three year period, according to research by the Society of Pension Professionals.  This...

As pension funds increasingly allocate to private equity, private credit, infrastructure and real assets, the focus shifts from whether to invest in private markets to the more nuanced challenge of how to...

Men’s DB annual pensions are worth nearly twice the value of women’s, at £13,900 compared to £7,500 net per annum, while their DC pensions are worth more than three times as much,...

The pensions industry has slammed Reform UK’s plans to turn the Local Government Pension Scheme into a sovereign wealth fund.  Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice said he wants to use the...

Consolidation of DC schemes towards larger plans could stifle innovation and create an environment with little variation, according to former pensions minister Steve Webb. Webb, who is now a partner at consultancy...