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Scottish Widows has facilitated a £10bn longevity swap which covers three separate pension schemes run by Lloyds Banking Group. This is the second largest deal of its kind in the UK.  The...

 What is the right level of risk for a workplace default? This depends on a lot of factors including attitude to risk, time horizon, and objectives. Pension investors who are still in...

How can master trusts help grow the group market? We know there are hundreds of thousands of small and medium-sized companies (SMEs) that may be interested in protecting their workforce with a...

Six out of 10 employers are now providing salary advances or loans to workers when needed, yet only one in 10 actively encourages a savings culture according to new industry research.  Howden...

Nest has reached £10bn assets under management (AUM) invested on behalf of more than 8.6 million members. The scheme has hit the £10bn mark in less than a decade, having been launched...

The Financial Conduct Authority - better known for handing out fines for poor financial practices - has incurred a £2,000 penalty itself, for failings relating to its own pension scheme. This fine...

Three out of four firms delivering DB transfer advice are giving "potentially harmful" information to pension scheme members, according to the Financial Conduct Authority. These figures were released as part of a...

Group life policies and other pure protection arrangements are to be exempted from anti-money laundering obligations under proposals published by HMRC today. Both excepted and registered trusts are to be exempted from...

Christopher Woolard has been named as interim chief executive of the Financial Conduct Authority, taking over Andrew Bailey’s role when he becomes Governor of the Bank of England. Woolard is currently FCA executive director...

Be careful what you wish for when it comes to engagement of investors. Solving the riddle of engaging employees with their retirement savings has, of course, been a topic for schemes for...