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Smart Pension has received £165m in funding from asset manager DWS, who have acquired a minority stake in the firm. This announcement follows news that Chrysalis Investments has also recently invested £75m...

Pension providers need to encourage members to plan their finances from an early age, if they want to encourage financial wellness and better retirement outcomes. These were the conclusions from new Standard...

Challenges remain for pension schemes in the transition towards net zero, despite consensus across the industry that this is a right way to progress. Debating some of the potential pitfalls ahead at...

Demand for GPP schemes in workplace pensions has “stabilised”, after commission driven sales a decade ago, but these still remain popular options despite the rapid growth of master trusts.  Debating the priorities...

During 2021 there has been the largest drawdown in total returns on long-dated US treasury bonds in the last 40 years. Talking to the Corporate Adviser Summit, Aviva Investors head of investment...

Asset managers engage with less than 20 per cent of their portfolio on climate change according to research from Redington. Research found that on average asset managers engage with around 20 per...

The government should make net zero targets mandatory for pension schemes if it is serious about tackling the climate emergency.  This was the stark warning from Tony Burdon, chief executive of the...

Pension schemes need to ensure that attempts to decarbonise portfolios result in reduced carbon emissions in the real economy, according to Danielle Boyd, senior programme manager of Institutional  Investors Group on Climate Change...

Phoenix Group will continue to invest in the Standard Life brand as it aims to grow in a number of key markets, including workplace pensions. Phoenix bought the Standard Life brand from...

Independent Governance Committees (IGCs) will be required to tell employers they should consider alternative providers if they believe the home provider is not giving them value for money (VFM), under new FCA...