Pension schemes are failing to take into account the mortality impact of Covid-19, and could be overestimating liabilities by up to 3.5 per cent, according to XPS. Its Covid-19 Impact Analytics provides...
Investment consultants and pension advisers need to commit to “Paris-aligned” net-zero advice when recommending workplace pensions, products and services, according to Make My Money Matter CEO Tony Burdon. CLICK TO VIEW ALL...
Asset managers need to look at a wide range of emerging issues alongside climate change in order to develop an effective ESG strategy. CLICK TO VIEW ALL THE VIDEOS FROM ALL THE...
The UK is leading the way on ESG-driven legislation within the pension industry, according to minister for pensions and financial inclusion Guy Opperman. CLICK TO VIEW ALL THE VIDEOS FROM ALL THE...
Two thirds of savers (63 per cent) want pension companies to be more “environmentally transparent” about where their money is being invested. This research by Aviva shows that more than half of consumer...
The UK is ranked sixth out of 15 countries for the transparency of its pension scheme disclosures, according to the first ever Global Pension Transparency Benchmark. Topping this new benchmark was Canada,...
The Pension and Lifetime Savings Association has strengthened its stewardship and voting guidelines to reflect the recent Covid crisis and new climate regulations. These guidelines warn pension fund investors to check whether...
Globally women receive 26 per cent less income than men in retirement, according to new report from the OECD. This international research looks at the gender pension gap across a OECD countries,...
The Department of Work and Pensions has announced that it will shortly begin consulting on plans to introduce simpler annual benefit statements for workplace pensions. This announcement by the pensions minister Guy...
Phoenix Group achieved a 59 per cent increase in open new business long-term cash generation of £766m in 2020, up from 2019’s figure of £483m, and has pledged to invest to become...
