The chancellor looks set to significantly increase both the lifetime and annual pension allowances in tomorrow’s budget, in a bid to boost employment across older age groups. It is being widely reported...
UK pensions should support UK growth, including green growth, infrastructure, climate and nature protection. At least 25 per cent of each pension is funded by taxpayers, which could justify requiring allocations to...
The pension industry has entered 2023 with worries and concerns on multiple fronts. Employers and members face a very difficult economic environmental and double-digit inflation which has also brought turmoil in markets....
Aon has appointed Cathy Lewis to be a partner in its UK investment team. Lewis joins from Kempen Capital Management UK, where she led its client team and helped build its fiduciary...
Pension schemes would be required to publish sustainable transition and DB schemes would be deterred from holding climate-harming assets long term by increasing liabilities for scheme sponsors under proposals published this week...
Broadstone has appointed David Hamilton as its new chief actuary, heading up the consultancy’s 100-strong actuarial division. In his role Hamilton will be is responsible for leading the firm’s actuarial thinking. He...
There has been a 40 per cent increase in small pot pension transfers over the past two years, according to the latest data from Origo. In total the number of transfers of...
SPONSORED COMMENT How does a DB master trust work? Recent additional governance requirements and their associated cost of compliance mean that many companies are reconsidering how best to deliver their legacy defined...
Hymans Robertson has appointed Louise Lane to its expanding risk transfer team, with further appointments planned for the coming months. She joins from Willis Tower Watson’s (WTW) risk transfer team, where she...
The estimated surplus of DB schemes that help fund the Pension Protection Fund decreased slightly in January, according to the latest data. The PPF 7800 Index showed that the aggregate surplus was...
