Opinion

Is the Mansion House drive to “limit defaults” driven by a greater focus on scale to accelerate value? Is it part of the regulatory focus to make the UK DC pension structure...

The wealth management and financial advisory sector is undergoing profound transformation, driven by an escalating wave of regulation, and compliance requirements. At Coleman Wealth was are seeing firms use this as an...

The Chancellor’s sweeping Mansion House reforms for DC pensions are designed to achieve the government’s ambition of a highly consolidated DC pension market which can invest at scale to boost UK economic...

Has the recent increase in diversity on pension trustee boards had a positive impact upon the quality of their decision making? Although the impact is very hard to measure, it is fair...

The Treasury Committee’s Lifetime Isa review presents an opportunity to debate the marmite of all tax wrappers. It started out with great hope: young workers could save into a scheme (with a...

Bigger is better when it comes to DC pensions, says Mike Ambery, retirement savings director, Standard Life Here at Standard Life, part of Phoenix Group it seems like we’re a relative outlier...

Over the final quarter of 2024 and into 2025 UK gilt yields have risen steadily, with the 15-year nominal (spot rate) yield increasing from 4.43 per cent as at 30 September 2024...

2024 concluded as another annus horribilis for climate action, with COP29 blowing ‘hot air', reinforced geopolitical tensions overshadowing the climate crisis, and the re-election of Donald Trump in the US.  We only...

UK businesses, particularly SMEs, will be grappling with significant economic challenges next year, as a result of Rachel Reeves' first Budget. Many will see finances under pressure from both the increase to...

TO REQUEST A COPY OF THE RETIREMENT SAVINGS REPORT CLICK HERE How are members currently accessing their pension pot and how will this change as DC pots continue to grow? Due to...