Small defined contribution pension schemes are at threat of closure following a government consultation on setting a minimum size requirement for funds to drive consolidation and boost productive investments in the UK....
Smart has appointed Andy Marshall as chief commercial officer. Marshall has 25 years of experience, and over that time, he has developed revenue-generating services, formed business partnerships, and driven commercial strategy to...
DC members could see their retirement pots increase by up to 40 per cent if employers use DB scheme surpluses to boost DC pension contributions, according to new research from Van Lanschot...
The gender pension gap will take 20 more years to close unless actions like lowering the auto-enrolment age, extending AE to part-timers, and increasing contributions to 12 per cent are implemented, all...
The People’s Partnership is calling for pensions dashboards to include prominent information on charges and other value for money metrics. The master trust provider has said that without this information people will...
Businesses are likely to be offering staff the wrong benefits, suggesting that there is a disconnect between what workers need and what businesses provide, according to HCML’s recent corporate health and wellbeing...
L&G has partnered with IFM Investors — a global infrastructure manager owned by Australian pension funds. This partnership will see IFM run the infrastructure investments for L&G’s new DC focused private markets...
SPONSORED CONTENT We believe using direct contribution (DC) pension fund investments to help tackle the UK’s housing shortage could be the way to the hearts of retirement savers when it comes to...
DB pension surpluses rose to a record level in October according to new data from XPS Group. Its analysis shows that at the end of October schemes had assets totalling £1,452bn and...
UK DC pensions are too ‘risk averse’, with lifestyling potentially damaging member outcomes, according to a new report. This study aims to look at how the UK DC market can emulate the...
