Assets in the UK multi-employer provider DC sector shrank by £14bn in 2022, but the sector added more than 1m new active savers, an increase of 6.7 per cent, according to figures...
SPONSORED CONTENT The legacy of the baby boomers is already enormous. From music and culture to assets and savings, they are one of the most successful generations of all time. Many of...
Aviva has improved its Group Protection online platform Aviva Group Protection Online (AGPOL) to enable intermediaries to self-serve renew Group Protection contracts for up to 250 lives. This update reduces the average...
Pension company Smart has raised a further £76m in its latest funding round. This series E funding has been led by Aquiline Capital Parents and includes investments from Fidelity International, Natixis Investment...
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has published a consultation to revise Technical Actuarial Standard 300 (TAS 300) and introduce Technical Actuarial Standard 310 (TAS 310), aimed at ensuring the actuarial standards in relation...
The Pensions Dashboards Programme (PDP) urged providers to continue with progress, despite the delays to implementation, although it confirmed it is working on a new timetable with government and regulators. In its...
Hundreds of ETF funds have been downgraded from Article 9 to Article 8 after the EU introduced new rules on classifying sustainable investment funds. This reclassification followed the introduction of 'level 2’...
What does the data tell us about the way defined contribution (DC) savers are currently transitioning into retirement? The headline figures show that 85-90 per cent of retirees are fully cashing out,...
Don’t laugh but I think a row over how much we are allowed to save into pensions might just decide the next election. Ok, maybe it won’t be pensions themselves that hold...
When a Chancellor of the Exchequer really wants to pull a rabbit out of the hat, they often turn to pensions. In this year’s Budget, Jeremy Hunt did not disappoint, reducing the...
