Michael Johnson, a research fellow at the Centre for Policy Studies, has proposed phasing out contract-based workplace default schemes entirely, making them ineligible for auto-enrolment contributions from 2030. In a guest paper...
Veteran pension campaigner Ros Altmann is calling for changes to the small pot proposals in the Pension Schemes Bill, which would lengthen the time needed for a pension to be deemed 'lost',...
Broadstone is calling for stronger governance standards for pension scheme trustees, as the DC sectors looks to consolidate. Responding to the Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP) consultation on this issue, the...
An industry that is “good at admiring the problem” and “letting perfect be the enemy of good” needs to unite in the common interests of members and solve the UK’s long-running small...
Pensions UK has called on the government to withdraw its reserve mandation powers from the forthcoming Pension Schemes Bill. These reserve powers effectively allow the government to direct how schemes invest members...
There is widespread support for the revised Value for Money (VfM) regulations, but the industry is calling for further refinements particularly around forward-looking metrics, to deliver good member outcomes and ensure a...
Schroders has appointed Rachel Harris as its head of UK institutional. Hariss will lead the development and delivery of Schroders’ UK institutional strategy, driving growth across the firm’s client base and will...
There is growing evidence wealthier savers are looking to protect large DC pots from inheritance tax, with pensions due to be included in the value of people’s estates from April 2027. Pensions...
Broadstone has agreed to acquire governance, risk and consultancy services provider Rockstead. Broadstone said the acquisition expands its existing capabilities, adding actuarial and analytical services across areas including due diligence, loan book...
Royal Mail’s new CDC plan delivered a above inflation pension increase of 6.4 per cent (CPI + 2.6 percentage points) for over 100,000 postal workers in its first year. Pension consultants say...
