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The Superannuation Arrangements of the University of London (Saul), with around £3 billion in assets under management, has become the first UK pension scheme to adopt pass-through voting for both its DC...

Healthcare company Healix is expanding its senior team with three new appointments. It has appointed the former head of Aon Employee Benefits,  David Battle to be a non-executive director. Meanwhile Steven Whitehouse...

Nest has appointed Northern Trust to be its new fund administrator, coordinating the pension scheme’s investments across its diversified portfolio. Northern Trust has won the contract from State Street Corporation, the US...

The UK’s spending watchdog has blasted delays and rising costs in the implementation of the pensions dashboard project, blaming a lack of skills and ineffective governance. Costs have jumped by £54m, despite...

Healthcare and flexible/hybrid working (43%) are deemed the most valuable benefits for multinational companies’ employee value propositions, given a high rating by 61 per cent and 43 per cent respectively, according to...

The Bank of England has kept interest rates at the 16-year high of 5.25 per cent. The last rate increase occurred in August 2023, concluding a streak of 14 consecutive rises starting...

Corporate Adviser · Episode 5: Support for Pot For Life In this latest episode in the small pots/pot for life podcast, Corporate Adviser talks to those who broadly support the reforms. We note...

AI and pensions: it's already happening. Listen to the latest podcast from Scottish Widows to find out more. Podcast: Practical Use of AI in Pensions In this episode of the Scottish Widows...

As more companies begin to review their master trust provider, the secondary master trust market is coming more into focus.  However, unlike the familiar single-employer trust to master trust market transition (with...

The Department for Work and Pensions’ value for money (VFM) framework promotes increased disclosure by providers across a wide range of metrics in a bid to drive improvements in defined contribution (DC)...