Standard Life has appointed Chris Hudson to the newly created role of managing director of retail intermediary. In this new role he will be responsible for expanding Standard Life’s intermediary adviser channel....
Two-thirds of savers said they were interested in pension savings, but needed more help to save for a comfortable retirement. The research, by digital pension platform Penfold, found potential engagement levels were...
Pension funds are increasingly looking towards frontier markets for diversification according to new research. This survey of European pension funds, institutional investors and wealth managers found that the majority (85 per cent)...
Pension scheme trustees need to prepare for rising cyber-crime according to new industry warnings. Recent research by RSM UK shows that despite a significant increase in the number of these attacks, the...
Europe’s largest asset manager Amundi has signed a new mandate to manage derivative contracts for Nest. Nest is the UK’s largest master trust, in terms of member numbers, and now has than...
Almost 90 per cent of SIPP millionaires at Hargreaves Lansdown are men, according to the firm. There are currently 3,166 SIPP millionaires at Hargreaves Lansdown overall, with a median age of 62....
One in every five UK businesses could be missing out on better renewal terms on life insurance, income protection, and private medical insurance plans (PMI), according to Aon. According to data from...
Goverment plans to boost DC investment into illiquids could add to scheme costs without delivering benefits to members, according to a leading pension consultant. In its response to the government consultation on...
The regulator’s drive to consolidate the DC sector is making progress. Whether that progress is fast enough for the pensions minister will depend on the decisions made by employers, trustees and pension...
Trustees and pension scheme administrators should start preparing now for new regulations designed to reduce pension fraud. New measures designed to prevent pension fraud will come into effect in June 2022. On...
