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The economic fallout of Covid-19 could cause serious problems for unbundled DC schemes, thanks to a lack of regulation.  Salvus Master trust has warned of a “ticking time bomb” in the sector,...

Vanguard’s head of pensions, Andrew Marker, will replace Tom McPhail as chair of the Star Steering Group, which aims to improve standards on pension transfers.  The steering group is made up of...

A raft of A-list celebrities including Gary Lineker, Graham Norton, Westworld star Thandie Newton, and Mariella Frostrup have backed a campaign calling for greener and more ethical pensions. The string of celebrity...

There’s a great Vietnam war movie called ‘We Were Soldiers’. Mel Gibson plays the commanding officer who states: “I will be the first to set foot on the field. I will be...

Real estate and emerging market government debt have both been introduced to Scottish Widows’ pension defaults following a strategic review of its asset allocation strategies that also sees currency hedging introduced. The...

In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, we have been sharply confronted with the environmental, social and governance (ESG) impacts that global capitalism – and its corollaries: trade and travel – has...

He’s arguably the most influential pensions opinion-former, lobbyist and commentator of the last two decades. He’s been on text or direct message terms with virtually every pensions minister this century. His contact book...

Is it possible to have just as good an interaction with a client via a virtual meeting as one in the same room as them? This was a hotly debated subject before...

Studies have shown that daily global carbon emissions declined 17 per cent between January and early April 2020. It is not clear how long or severe the pandemic will be, which makes...

Richard Curtis, co-founder of Comic Relief, screenwriter and film director, has been joined today by Mark Carney and Nest CEO Helen Dean to launch a campaign to get pension investors to commit...