Auto-enrolment

Almost one in two working age women have taken action to try and redress the pension savings gap according to research from Barnett Waddingham. Their findings show 44 per cent of women...

Aegon UK has acquired the communications and engagement firm Pension Geeks. The company, which was founded in 2014 has become a leader in helping employers and financial service providers build bespoke events...

Two-fifths of working adults aged 55 or over are unaware that there are restrictions on how much they can put into a pension once they have accessed benefits. The research, by Canada...

Fidelity International is the latest asset manager to commit to a 2050 net zero target for its workplace pension products. Fidelity has committed to halve carbon emission within FutureWise, its default investment...

There is growing support among employers and pension professionals for new collective defined contribution (CDC) schemes. Research by Aon found that almost four out 10 (38 per cent) of employers would consider a...

The Pensions Policy Institute (PPI) has called for pension schemes to recognise a broader ESG focus to ensure risks are properly managed on behalf of members. Its latest report, Engaging with ESG:...

Two thirds of those retiring in 2021 risk exhausting their pension pots, and having insufficient funds to sustain their retirement income, according to a new report from Standard Life Aberdeen.  The research...

Leading Conservative MPs are calling for a change to the auto-enrolment rules, to compel pension providers to offer a ‘sidecar’ savings option.  The Tory Reform Group, led by former minister Damian Green...

Independent trustee and governance services provider PTL has warned that the industry should proceed “with caution” when it comes giving members the illusion they have voting rights on shares in their pension...

Government efforts to encourage pension savers to access free ‘guidance’ appear to be failing with no significant increase in the number of people accessing these services, according to the latest FCA figures....