One of the key challenges in retirement planning is balancing the need for a secure income with flexible access to savings. This was one of the key takeaways from a recent Corporate Adviser...
Hymans Robertson has announced that its former senior partner and head of investment consultancy John Dickson will retire at the end of March. Dickson joined Hymans Roberston in 2003, where he pioneered some...
A new interpretation of fiduciary duty from Eversheds Sutherland argues trustees can make allocations based on investments that will improve the standard of living in retirement of a scheme’s DC members, increasing...
Legal & General has completed a £505 million buy-in with the Inchcape Motors Pension Scheme, securing the benefits of 2,295 retirees and 5,890 deferred members. PwC was the principal adviser to the...
Almost half of UK workers believe current economic challenges will make it harder to retire 'comfortably' while one in three now expect to work beyond retirement age. This latest survey by Smart...
The Financial Conduct Authority has called for improvements in the way private market investments are valued, to ensure ‘fairness’ and 'confidence' in the sector, as fund managers and DC schemes increasingly seek...
DC scheme assets have grown by 25 per cent, increasing from £164 billion in 2023 to £205 billion in 2024, according to Hargreaves Lansdown. This marks a ninefold increase, driven by contributions...
The performance gap between the best and worst-performing DC growth-phase default strategies widened to 14.4 percentage points in 2024, up from 9.7 per cent in 2023, according to Barnett Waddingham. The data...
Royal London Asset Management has appointed Lee Hollingworth to the newly created role of DC and retirement proposition director. In this role Hollingworth will focus on developing innovative pension propositions for both...
Investment platform Tillit has launched a range of Shariah-compliant investment opportunities for its workplace pensions clients and retail customers. Tillit, which operates a workplace Sipp is launching two new equity funds within...
