Standard Life is partnering with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in a major new joint research initiative to develop new thinking on retirement income and supporting the needs of...
Only 15 per cent of schemes monitor performance against what returns are needed to deliver adequate outcomes for members, and just 28 per cent think about diversity equity and inclusion principles when...
SPONSORED COMMENT In 2021, numerous pension advertisements were circulated, encouraging the consolidation of pension pots into retail schemes to ‘help make savers’ lives easier’. For industry professionals, this raises the question of...
SPONSORED CONTENT At this time of year, it is common for people to feel the financial pinch following Christmas. Adding the ongoing challenges posed by the pandemic into the mix is likely to...
FCA proposals to compel retail pension providers to offer a default 'lifestyle' fund have been criticised by AJ Bell. These proposals aim to bring non-workplace pensions in line those offered via the...
When it comes to retirement planning there’s a lot of knowledge around, and even more ignorance. The pensions world is curiously split in this regard. The private wealth market, predictably, says that...
Collective Defined Contribution (CDC) schemes are close to being a reality in the UK. On 16 December 2021, the DWP laid the regulations before Parliament that provide for CDC schemes, and specifically...
A third of office workers haven't been back in the workplace since March 2020 but businesses are now concerned about the likelihood of employee lawsuits in the months ahead, according to Gallagher....
Around a third or 30 per cent of the over 55s with defined contribution pension plans intend to use the equity in their main home to fund their retirement income, according to...
Three quarters of trustees are rethinking their DB endgame planning on the back of strong funding progress according to the Pensions Management Insititute. Its annual UK Fiduciary Management Survey, published with Schroders...
