When new ministers are appointed there is a risk that they simply roll forward everything that their predecessors had set in train. But change of leadership offers a good opportunity to reassess...
The pensions industry has urged caution over proposed plans merge a number of financial regulators into one ‘mega-regulator’. These plans were initially proposed on the campaign trail by Liz Truss. Now she...
The health of the Defined Benefit (DB) pension schemes in the UK has continued to improve in the second quarter of 2022, with the average scheme expected to be able to fund...
Dominic Harris, a specialist pension lawyer, has been appointed as the new Pensions Ombudsman. The Department of Work and Pensions confirmed that Harris will take over when the current Ombudsman Anthony Arter...
Link Group has signed an agreement to acquire HS Pensions, in an effort to streamline and enhance the member experience in the UK retirement solutions and pensions market. According to the firm,...
This year will likely rank as the second-largest year in the history of the UK pension risk transfer market overall, with a total volume of £30–£35bn, according to Legal & General. The...
DB trustees and scheme managers must take action now to ensure the eventual move to pensions dashboards is as straightforward as possible, according to Hymans Robertson. This warning comes as the pension...
Punter Southall Governance Services (PSGS) has appointed investment professional Sasha Jain as client director and professional trustee. Jain has extensive experience of working with trustee boards and corporate stakeholders on a wide...
Mercer is the latest consultancy firm to warn that proposed government regulations will accelerate the demise of DB schemes - potentially causing problems for sponsors, trustees and DC schemes. In a strongly...
There has been a surge in demand for full scheme buy-outs from DB schemes, according to the latest data from Aon. Its latest UK Risk Settlement Bulletin says that bulk annuity insurers...
