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Tesla’s announcement in a SEC filing on Monday 8 February 2021 that it had bought $1.5 billion worth of Bitcoin - described by some as digital gold - was quickly followed by...

The Financial Conduct Authority and The Pensions Regulator have published new guidance for employers and trustees on the help they can give members with DB transfer options. LCP partner Steve Webb says...

The UK’s mandatory pension provision is nearly half the OECD’s average and retirees’ replacement rate has dropped by 9 per cent in a decade. The research, carried out by TISA, shows the...

Aviva has offloaded its Aviva Poland business to Allianz for £2.1bn, its eighth overseas disposal in as many months. The deal is the last in its strategy of refocusing on its core...

The Investment Association has published guidelines for the new green gilts the Government is planning to launch this year to tackle climate change, fund infrastructure projects and create green jobs. The IA...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has issued a consultation to understand how occupational pension scheme trustees fulfil their duty to assess social factors in their stewardship activities, following ministerial concerns...

Hymans Robertson has promoted Shabna Islam to lead its master trust research and manage the firm’s relationships with DC product providers. Islam has almost 15 years’ experience in the pensions industry, having...

Three out of four DB schemes are planning to use contingent funding to manage schemes risk according to the latest report from LCP.  More schemes are expected to go down this route...

Pension schemes are failing to take into account the mortality impact of Covid-19, and could be overestimating liabilities by up to 3.5 per cent, according to XPS.  Its Covid-19 Impact Analytics provides...

Pension schemes with more than 100 members will be required to carry out an annual “own risk assessment” (ORA), under proposals published by The Pensions Regulator (TPR) today. The ORA requirement is...