GlaxoSmithKline spin-off Haleon has appointed LifeSight to run its company pension. Previously this was a single-employer trust, run by GSK. The scheme, which has 2,000 members will now use LifeSight’s master trust. ...
The FCA should have a statutory objective to promote financial wellbeing, according to a leading industry body. The Investing and Savings Alliance (Tisa) has called for amendments to the Financial Services and...
The Bank of England has stepped up its bond-buying activity in a move to shore up the financial system and protect pension funds. The Bank has announced it will widen is bond...
Legal & General is offering a new ‘expression of wish’ service with Tumelo, allowing trustees to identify the ESG issues that matter most to their members. It says this new digital service...
More than a third of people have never heard of the auto-enrolment, despite these workplace pensions being in place for 10 years. This research by the TISA found “worrying” low levels of...
Punter Southall Governance Services has appointed Sophia Harrison as a new client director. This appointment boosts the group ESG credentials, with Harrison having a strong focus on this area in her investment...
Smart Pension’s default fund is now fully sustainable, according to the master trust provider, incorporating an increased number of investments with a specific focus on ESG issues. Smart says this announcement means...
Gilt rates are heading back towards the level they were at on 27th September when the Bank of England announced a £65bn purchase programme to stop a feedback loop-driven market meltdown. Thirty year...
Bluecrest Wellness has appointed Jason Morris to lead its intermediary strategy. This appointment comes as the wellbeing firms looks to further develop its corporate arm. In this role Morris will work with key...
Emerging markets (EM) are home to 85 per cent of the world’s population — roughly six billion people. These are people that deserve and demand the same welfare and comforts of the...
