BlackRock has expanded its multi-asset product range with the launch of a new ESG-focused strategic growth fund. BlackRock says this launch is in response to “growing appetite” among UK pension schemes for...
Pension trustees are increasingly concerned about cyber-risks, the threat Brexit presents, and the prospect of a dramatic market correction, according to new research. Trustee and governance services provider PTL has published the results...
In a landmark ruling the Supreme Court has prevented Barnardo’s pension scheme from switching the inflation measure used to uprate annual pensions. The children’s charity Barnardo’s currently uprates pensions in line with...
New research, by law firm Pinsent Masons found 74 per cent of UK corporate pension schemes recognise the potential impact climate change could have on future investments. However, just 5 per cent...
Women who turn 65 today (November 6) will receive their state pension at the same time as men. But despite this parity, many in the industry have pointed out that women's pensions...
His comments come as 30 of the UK’s largest companies - including HSBC and John Lewis - pledged to tackle climate change in support of the Government's ‘Green Great Britain Week’. To...
The court overturned an earlier judgement, and ruled that HMRC could impose 40 per cent IHT on pension transfers made by those who know their life expectancy is impaired. Effectively this means...
Suggest a potentially disastrous outcome and follow it up with an alternative that would previously have been highly unpopular, but is then greeted with massive relief. It’s a strategy that has become a standard part of...
This is the first acquisition for ITM since it completed a management buyout in May this year. Faraday Tracing Bureau offers specialist tracing services for pension providers, schemes and third party administrators...
Nearly two out of five (37 per cent) pension schemes are now in surplus against their funding target, according to Mercer’s 2018 valuation survey. This is an increase on the 2015 survey,...
