The Pensions Management Institute (PMI) has launched a new education and guidance service for trustees of workplace pensions, aimed at helping them support members approaching retirement. This service, called ‘RetirementMatters’, is supported...
DIY investors risk missing out on up to £247,000 by switching out of the default options on their workplace scheme, according to new research from The People’s Pension and State Street Global...
The debate about engaging members with their pension savings is a long running one. Engagement is helpful, in that it leads some members to consider how much they need to save and...
The Government has launched a consultation into the net pay anomaly, following a critical report by the Public Affairs Committee earlier this week on pensions tax relief administration. As part of this...
The time taken to transfer pensions during the coronavirus lockdown only increased marginally, despite the significant disruption to usual business operations. Data collated by Origo show that during the second quarter of...
More than a third of FTSE250 companies will offer master trusts as their main pension vehicle within the next two years, according to a new report. Willis Towers Watson's annual DC pension...
Australian asset manager, Macquarie Investment Management, is launching into the UK workplace pensions market with its fee-free True Index strategy. This strategy has been available to Australian DC schemes for 20 years....
Phoenix Group has launched a range of in-scheme drawdown options on its DC master trust, which follow the Government's proposed investment pathways. These options — which will be available for clients of...
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...
