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If you were looking for someone in the UK to give you an informed view as to whether DC pension schemes should be investing in private markets, Benoit Hudon, CEO of Mercer...

The FCA has raised concerns about incentives paid to consumers to transfer or consolidate pensions, as part of its multi-firm review of the pension transfer process.  This review primarily looked at speed...

Pension trustees have been warned they risk heavy fines and even prison time if they "flout" investment rules designed to protect savers, after The Pensions Regulator (TPR) took enforcement action against two...

Last week (August 7) President Trump signed an executive order that helps facilitate US pension funds — including the popular 401ks — to boost investments into private market assets, including cryptocurrencies. Given...

The Pension Schemes Bill will herald a new era for at retirement solutions for workplace schemes. Trustees will be required to offer default ‘pension benefit solutions’ to members possibly as soon as...

More than a third, or 37 per cent of workers aged 55 and above, say they would consider leaving their job if their ability to work flexible hours was significantly reduced, but...

LifeSight will invest £450m of its core default into Schroders Greencoat Global Renewables+ Long-Term Asset Fund (LTAF), a move which has been welcomed by the government.  This is part of LifeSight’s broader...

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has warned that many DC savers, especially renters and those without other savings, lack clear retirement plans and guidance, urging trustees to review decumulation strategies. In a blog...

Defined contribution (DC) pension scheme members have seen further improvements in their expected retirement incomes in 2025, according to Hymans Robertson. This is according to the analysis of its latest DC Provider...

Pension consultants Hymans Robertson and provider TPT Retirement Solutions have been confirmed as signatories to the Financial Report Council’s UK Stewardship Code.  This is a voluntary code. Those who become a signatory...