Auto-enrolment

The Department of Work and Pensions has launched a review of the charge cap on auto enrolment default pension funds. The government department is calling for evidence from the industry and seeking...

Insurers have given a cautious welcome to calls to simplify pensions tax relief but have warned a “pensions Isa” could undermine the success of auto-enrolment. Yesterday the ABI called for the government...

The Association of British Insurers has called for pension tax relief to be simplified, in order to reduce savings inequalities. This call for government action comes after the ABI commission a report...

Globally, experts are concerned many people could be sleepwalking into retirement poverty. The World Economic Forum highlighted that the gap between what people save and what is needed for an adequate standard...

Eight of 10 advisers think that an ESG-tilted portfolio will outperform over the next 25 years, when compared an equivalent non-ESG portfolio.  This survey was conducted among attendees at a recent virtual...

Legal & General has enhanced its secure pension portal for its 3.7m DC scheme members.  This new portal has been built to accommodate future pensions dashboard technologies, and offers member a number...

As you read this, we will be entering the third month of a crisis that none of us could have anticipated when we ushered in 2020. In every way possible, the COVID-19...

Fintech pensions company Smart has launched a strategic partnership with asset management firm Natixis Investment Management, in order to help it launch its workplace pension proposition in the US and Australia. Natixis...

DC pension savers are already seeing “encouraging signs of recovery” in their retirement savings, as stock markets recover, according to data from pension consultants. The Hymans Robertson Member Outcomes Tracker shows many...

Almost three out of four women aged 40 or over want their pension funds to divest from companies with poor pay practices, according to a new survey.  The survey by Legal and...