Rumours that the chancellor will look to reduce higher rate tax relief on pensions, to help make cost savings in a post Covid environment, have surfaced again. There has been speculation that...
Those who have transferred out of a defined benefit scheme over the past 30 years now urgently need to seek advice on whether they are due top-up payments, following a high court...
There is little evidence that ESG-badged pension funds are delivering superior returns, although they cost significantly more according to Chris Sier, founder of ClearGlass Analytics and a former chair of the FCA...
UK defined benefit schemes have recovered to pre-Covid levels but the ongoing recession could present future funding threats, according to the latest Legal & General Investment Management research. LGIM’s DB health tracker...
20-20 Trustees has continued its growth strategy with the acquisition of Steve Southern Trustees Limited (SSTL), as well as recruiting several other trustees. Founded in 2012, Manchester-based SSTL currently supports over 50...
Willis Towers Watson is calling for trustees to refocus priorities in order unlock “real ESG action” in UK pensions. The consultancy firm says spending an additional eight hours a year focused on...
The UK asset management and pensions sectors are well on the road towards getting greater transparency of investment costs and charges. Understanding the costs incurred through investing is important to deliver value for...
When data goes wrong in pensions, it can go very badly wrong. The case of Now: Pensions is instructive. It had to radically overhaul its administrative systems, ended up removed from The Pensions...
Further delays appear to have hit the pensions dashboard, with the group tasked with implementing this initiative confirming it will not be fully operational until 2023. This is the date by which...
The UK pension industry is divided and cautious about the potential benefits of the regulator’s proposed new DB funding code of practice. At a recent Pension and Lifetime Saving Association session delegates...
