The FCA has accused asset managers and retail investment firms of communicating charges in a way that is ‘unfair, unclear or misleading’, meaning investors ‘can be confused and misled as to how...
Baby boomers are risk averse and lack the confidence and knowledge to manage their investments, according to new research. Despite the fact that the baby boomer generation - now aged between 55...
Start-up business are supportive of auto-enrolment reforms, according to new government research. A survey of entrepreneurs who have started a business since 2012, found they were broadly positive about these changes, in...
Professional trustees now have to seek accreditation and meet new regulatory standards, designed to stamp out poor practice in the sector. Details of these new standards have now been published by the...
HSBC is believed to be on the verge of re-entering the workplace pensions market with the launch of a master trust proposition. The global bank is understood to be recruiting trustees for...
The Investment Association will identify companies who pay higher pension contributions to directors when compared to the rest of their workforce. The IA says that this is a clear corporate governance issue...
Nest has unintentionally been overstating its annualised investment performance by 0.3 per cent, presenting returns as net when they should have been presented as gross. The error, which the provider has recently...
New rules mean trustees need to take a hard look at the way asset managers tackle environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks says LGIM’s Head of DC Client Solutions Simon Chinnery. What...
Service levels, a provider contact, digital capability, price and M&A are the five factors driving an increase in switching that Aviva says has led to a near-doubling of enquiries from employers looking...
The armaments sector is more likely to be excluded from default funds operating an ESG approach than the fossil fuel sector, according to an indepth report, ESG in DC Pensions, from Corporate...
