A Value for Money framework is being developed as part of the government's ongoing discussions to improve the outcomes for defined contribution (DC) members and make it simpler for business experts and...
Broadstone has appointed David Hamilton as its new chief actuary, heading up the consultancy’s 100-strong actuarial division. In his role Hamilton will be is responsible for leading the firm’s actuarial thinking. He...
Smart has broken through the £5bn assets under management (AUM) barrier on its proprietary Keystone platform. Smart’s AUM has more than doubled since January 2022, with a year-on-year increase of 117 per...
A fifth of employers are missing out on tax savings by not using salary sacrifice, and many of those that are doing so are not using it effectively, according to research from...
There has been a 40 per cent increase in small pot pension transfers over the past two years, according to the latest data from Origo. In total the number of transfers of...
While there can be no debate that auto-enrolment has transformed the retirement prospects of millions of workers, we can’t escape the fact that there’s still much to be done to improve the...
Occupational pensions will be put at an unfair disadvantage unless authorised master trusts that partner with authorised Pensions Dashboard Services (PDS) are allowed to receive dashboard data, warns National Pensions Trust (NPT)....
Regulators need to ensure that information given via pensions dashboards is clearly and objectively presented so as not to influence consumer decision-making, according to the Pensions and Lifetime savings Association. Its comments...
One in four pension savers over 55 contributed more than £4,000 to their pensions in 2020/21, fuelling concerns about the potential for ‘mass breaches’ of the Money Purchase Annual Allowance (MPAA) triggering...
Nearly three-quarters or 74 per cent of workplace pension savers report low or no ownership of their pensions, according to SEI. According to the "Creating an Ownership Mindset" report, nearly three-fifths or...
