The rise of the master trust seems unstoppable. Auto-enrolment has brought 10 million new savers into these giant schemes, while pressure from the Pensions Regulator and employer demand has seen many own-trust...
The debate over whether trust or contract pension arrangements are superior is decades old. Yet with such a high level of regulatory change, product development and scale on the master trust side, the answer to the question...
More than eight out of 10 employers (83 per cent) say their workforce would value "free" financial advice as an employee benefit. But despite this just a third of employers (33 per...
Whyte will be responsible for growing and developing SEI’s DC proposition which includes its master trust. She will be based in the company’s London office but will oversee business development across Europe...
There is strong employer support for a simplified pension tax regime, according to a new report. Ahead of the Autumn Budget, a report by the Association of Consulting Actuaries found that almost...
Following the acquisition of BlackRock’s UK defined contribution platform and administration business, Aegon has promoted Kate Smith to the new role of head of master trust. Smith, who joined Aegon in 2006,...
Darracott joins from Legal & General Investment Management where she worked for 12 years, most recently as head of digital investing. She also led LGIM’s investment into Smart three years ago. In...
Aegon, Aviva, Royal London and Scottish Widows have all received gold medal ratings for their workplace pensions. Financial research consultants, F&TRC, have compiled their annual ratings of both workplace pension and auto-enrolment...
The Pensions Regulator has fined four trustees of the Salvus Master Trust for failing to invest £1.4m of member funds. The trustees each received the maximum fine of £5,000. The regulator says...
There has been an significant increase in the number of businesses looking to switch their workplace pension provider over the past year, according to new figures. Aviva says it has seen an...
