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While there is no doubt that the pensions dashboards project has much to offer in terms of consumer benefit, the rate of progress has been painful. Positive though the recent DWP update...

Ascot Lloyd is the latest master trust provider to confirm that it is exiting the sector. The provider confirmed that it will be winding down the scheme.  It said trustees are at...

The master trust sector is set for a seismic shift, with consolidation predicted to surge once the dust settles on the post- authorisation landscape as employers find new homes for their workplace...

Smart Pension is set to receive a transfer of more than 20,000 members of the Corpad Master Trust following a strategic review by the trustees. The Leeds-based master trust will recommend transfer...

The new Cost Transparency Initiative - designed to make it easier for pension schemes to compare fund charges - has launched its first set of machine-readable standardised cost templates. These new templates...

Millions of novice DC investors face a myriad of risks as they save for their retirement. Investment strategy, longevity, interest rates, currency, adequacy and the potential of drifting into inefficient or unsuitable...

Prudential is in the process of winding up its DC master trusts, with its members being transferred to its contract-based arrangement, citing commercial reasons for doing so. The schemes commenced wind-up in...

Corporate Adviser editor John Greenwood was named best B2B pension journalist for the third time in four years at the Headlinemoney Awards in London last night. Greenwood received his award from Scottish...

Corporate advisers examining asset allocations for defined contribution pension schemes have historically found their choice severely restricted when considering allocating to illiquid assets. The Financial Conduct Authority’s conduct of business rulebook discouraged underlying...

All-out growth or volatility control? When it comes to savers with decades to retirement it is surely one of the greatest questions those charged with managing defaults face. Of the more than 30 default funds reflected in...