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The Pension Advice Taskforce has launched a new voluntary code of practice for financial advisers looking to transfer DB pensions.  This Gold Standard code is based around a set of nine principles,...

Less than a quarter of institutional investors said that actively managed portfolios were worth the additional cost, according a new report by Allianz Global Investors.  This report - which surveyed almost 500...

Almost half of employers worry that older employees will have insufficient pension savings to be able to retire, prompting a call for them to review what they are aiming to get from...

Master trusts are transforming the face of workplace pensions, absorbing most of the 10m people automatically enrolled since 2012 and taking over governance, investment management and administration for an increasing number of...

As today’s master trusts evolve into the asset-rich behemoths of tomorrow, competition between them is set to become increasingly intense. Deeper member insights, intelligent defaults and investment innovation will all play a...

Why is LifeSearch doing more in the group risk space? Our advisers told us they would like to do more business protection. Initially the route to market was small business owners receiving...

Stephen Hackett, the former head of health and risk at Aon, has just taken the role of head of corporate benefits at technology and benefits firm Benefex. Hackett leaves his most recent...

A mere thirteen years after Adair Turner’s Pensions Commission recommended that UK workers be automatically enrolled into a workplace pension, contributions will finally rise to their full level of 8 per cent...

The European Parliament’s plenary session has just approved the trilogue agreement on the pan-European Personal Pension Product regulation, also known as the PEPP. This is seen as a key milestone in the...

Pension schemes will be compelled to supply data to the pension dashboard in a phased rollout that will see big DC schemes enrolled first, the government has confirmed. Publishing its response to...