Benchmark the destination for DB transfers with low-cost auto-enrolment workplace pensions will not give the consumer protections the FCA hopes says LCP. The consultancy has questioned the logic of FCA rules requiring...
Benefits professionals have welcomed today’s announcement by Chancellor Rishi Sunak of a package of initiatives to help protect and create jobs, and are emphasising the importance of motivated employees to fuelling the...
The economic fallout of Covid-19 could cause serious problems for unbundled DC schemes, thanks to a lack of regulation. Salvus Master trust has warned of a “ticking time bomb” in the sector,...
The Covid crisis has led to an increase the number pension savers concerned about the security of DB workplace pension schemes. Wealth manager Killik & Co has reported a significant jump in...
Vanguard’s head of pensions, Andrew Marker, will replace Tom McPhail as chair of the Star Steering Group, which aims to improve standards on pension transfers. The steering group is made up of...
A raft of A-list celebrities including Gary Lineker, Graham Norton, Westworld star Thandie Newton, and Mariella Frostrup have backed a campaign calling for greener and more ethical pensions. The string of celebrity...
There’s a great Vietnam war movie called ‘We Were Soldiers’. Mel Gibson plays the commanding officer who states: “I will be the first to set foot on the field. I will be...
Real estate and emerging market government debt have both been introduced to Scottish Widows’ pension defaults following a strategic review of its asset allocation strategies that also sees currency hedging introduced. The...
The role of the trustee is under unprecedented scrutiny with huge pressure and demands for change in the way schemes are run emanating from The Pensions Regulator. Single employer trust-based schemes have seen...
In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, we have been sharply confronted with the environmental, social and governance (ESG) impacts that global capitalism – and its corollaries: trade and travel – has...
