Nearly one in five UK adults have experienced family disputes due to a lack of conversations about inheritance planning, with a quarter believing that avoiding these discussions could lead to future conflicts,...
An investigation by the Pensions Ombudsman’s Pensions Dishonesty Unit (PDU) has resulted in a £5.2m repayment order for trustees found personally liable for breaching their duties and facilitating pension liberation arrangements. Trustees...
Half of UK DC savers worry they can't save enough for retirement, with concerns about pension contributions and retiring "with dignity," while younger generations show strong interest in automated savings solutions, according...
ESG investment strategies have become increasingly sophisticated, with funds now tailored to a range of investor preferences. While most of these focus on sustainability issues — many investors also want to see...
Pension Credit claims have risen by 145 per cent since the announcement of means-testing for the winter fuel payment. About 150,000 Pension Credit claims were received by the DWP in the 16...
Former pensions minister Guy Opperman is joining Smart as a senior adviser. This will be an international role, with a focus on Smart’s proprietary retirement technology platform Keystone. Smart says global demand...
Standard Life is the first pension provider to ensure its default investment aligns with the regulator’s new sustainable fund labelling scheme. The FCA Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR) offer four distinct labels —...
DC pensions could be well-placed to support modern flexible retirement needs and should no longer been seen as inferior to DB provision. This was one of the key messages of a presentation...
UK pension providers have set stretching net zero targets — with many already making significant progress towards 2050 goals by reducing carbon emissions. But how much influence can decarbonising portfolios have, when...
Corporate advisers have always advised on switching pension schemes — with cost, poor service, fund choice or better support with engagement typically driving these decisions. But switching activity remains relatively low. As...
