The Pensions Regulator will introduce guidance for trustees on new government ‘nudge’ tactics, designed to encourage DC savers to contact Pension Wise prior to retirement. The Department of Work and Pension say...
XPS has called for the Department of Work and Pensions to slow down consolidation plans within the pension industry. Its comments are in response to DWP’s consultation on ‘Improving outcomes for members...
Nest is calling for both employers and female employees to take “small steps” in order to ensure more equal pensions. Its latest analysis suggests that the average women in full-time employment in...
Further delays appear to have hit the pensions dashboard, with the group tasked with implementing this initiative confirming it will not be fully operational until 2023. This is the date by which...
As trillions of dollars flow into sustainable investments and high-carbon assets are written down by oil companies, environmental, social and governance (ESG) themes are influencing investment decisions on an ever-increasing scale and...
Further industry harmonisation and consensus around standardisation is needed if there is to be a smooth adoption of new regulations on ESG reporting within the pensions market. This was one of the...
Pension scheme trustees, investment consultants and asset managers face tough new regulatory requirements that will compel them to generate, process and publish reams of comprehensive data relating to climate change, carbon emissions,...
A small majority workplace pension savers have seen their investments completely protected in the year covering the Covid crash, with the Corporate Adviser Pensions Average (CAPA) showing a gross return of 0.61 per...
Hymans Roberston has created a new range of strategic asset allocations, designed to meet the regulatory requirement of the new retirement investment pathways. The Financial Conduct Authority has stipulated that those opting...
Covid-19 is exacerbating retirement insecurity across the globe and and is causing sustainability problems for the UK’s pension scheme. This was the conclusion from the Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension Index which compares...
