Pensions automatic enrolment has generally been a success, but there have been drawbacks too, one which has grabbed headlines recently being the proliferation of small pots. Different ways of resolving small pots...
The DC Investment Forum (DCIF) has elected Mark Austin as the new chair and David Whitehair its vice chair for 2024. Mark Austin is pensions and insurance Eexecutive for Northern Trust’s Asset...
Between the Mansion House reforms of early summer and the recent Autumn Statement, a consultation about small pots became big box office. There were ministerial speeches and newspaper briefings extolling the benefits...
Broadstone has appointed Andrew Knight-Stephens to be a senior member of its London-based investment consulting team. Knight-Stephens was most recently an investment specialist at British Airways pensions having previous worked in a...
It can be a tough market for employee benefit consultants, given rising regulatory and insurance costs and the need to invest in technology, which continues to develop at pace. This has driven consolidation...
DC pension funds are looking to boost allocation into real assets, with almost seven out of 10 (69 per cent) expecting to increase exposure within the next two years. This is a...
Pension savers have now reclaimed £1.2bn in tax overpayments since pension freedom rules were introduced in 2015. Latest figures from HMRC show that 12,000 savers reclaimed tax during the last quarter of...
There was support for the government’s controversial ‘pot for life’ proposals from Hargreaves Lansdown — who claims this could address the problem of lost pensions, particularly among a more mobile workforce. The...
Barnett Waddingham has appointed Inderpreet Kaur Bedi to be governance and secretariat lead in this expanded team. The consultancy firm says this appointment reflects its commitment to strengthening this team, which provides...
Private market investments ‘may outperform public markets after costs’, says The Pensions Regulator in guidance published by the body today. The guidance, designed to help pension scheme trustees consider investing in private...
