The trustees of one in two DB schemes now have clear endgame strategy place, according to research from Standard Life. However, a significant number of trustees remain concerned that market volatility could...
More than nine out of 10 DB schemes have seen their asset base reduce as a result of falling bond prices and last year's LDI funding crisis according to new research from PwC....
Investment risk remains the biggest concern among DB trustees, pension managers, and scheme sponsors, and seen as the factor most likely to prevent them paying member benefits, although there are growing concerns...
Consolidation, by 2035, is anticipated to be the primary driver of change in pension fund strategies. This was one of the main points highlighted in a panel discussion at the Pensions and...
BlackRock is launching a new UK platform to support trusteed education and create forums for discussion. This new Trustee Educational Academy (TEA), will be available to both trustees and consultants representing UK...
The DB consolidator Pension SuperFund Capital has acquired pensions services company STM Group for £35.6m. The acquisition has been made through Bidco — a company set up by PSF Capital this summer...
There is no doubt that 2023 has brought significant developments to the UK pension landscape, particularly when it comes to defined benefit (DB) pension schemes and buy-outs. Rising gilt yields, changing insurer...
Across the defined contribution pension market, over 12 million deferred pension pots worth less than £1,000 are no longer being paid into. These small-value pension pots are said to total £4bn...
Abolishing inheritance tax (IHT) would be a massive blow to the alternative investment market (AIM) in the short term with the potential to create significant market disruption, according to Wealth Club. The...
Stagflation is the economic scenario that many pension funds fear the most but are perhaps least prepared for. Its heady combination of accelerating prices and meagre growth remains an economic rarity through...
