All large employers should be looking at CDC options in order to deliver better retirement outcomes for members. This was one of the conclusions of a panel discussion at Corporate Adviser’s Master...
The Mansion House consolidation drive is an acceleration towards fewer, bigger, better-governed schemes not a change in direction says The Pensions Regulator. Sam Grutchfield, interim director of master trusts and DC supervision at the Pensions...
There has been strong support for government proposals to introduce multi-employer CDCs, as the consultation on Occupational Pension Scheme regulations for these new arrangements comes to a close. However in their responses...
There has been modest growth in the UK’s fiduciary management market, with AUMs increasing by 20 per cent in 2024 according to Isio. In its latest annual FM survey, Isio says this...
Ciphr Group has acquired the employee benefits platform provider Avantus for an undisclosed sum. Avantus was founded in 2005, and over 400 businesses worldwide use its benefits and rewards platform FlexGenius, and...
Only half of employers (53 per cent) believe their workers have a good understanding of the full range of benefits provided, according to research by Towergate Employee Benefits. This study shows that...
Consultants are calling for regulation need to be strengthened on multi-employer CDC schemes, to ensure all members have the same protections, when it comes to safeguarding pension benefits. Responding to the Department...
Royal London has simplified its governed portfolio range, reducing the number of portfolios and renaming them to reflect the level of investment risk they take. As part of the overhaul, Royal London...
Smart Pension has welcomed the Chancellor’s aim to boost investment in productive assets by driving consolidation in the UK workplace pension market. But it said the target of schemes reaching £25bn by the 2030...
The Chancellor’s Mansion House speech setting out plans for a £25bn minimum threshold for multi-employer DC schemes could have an immediate impact on provider, experts have warned. Last week’s consultation proposing a...
