The cost transparency initiative: is ignorance bliss?
UK pension schemes now have a new tool to use in their assessment of the value delivered by their asset managers. At the end of last month, the Cost Transparency Initiative (CTI) unveiled...
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GBST enhances drawdown options
GBST has upgraded its pension drawdown offering, enabling clients more flexibility about how they take an income in retirement. GBST provides wealth administration software through its composer platform, and said these changes...
Pension industry welcomes IA proposals for new fund structures
The proposals were contained in the trade body’s “2025 Vision” paper, which outlined three key areas of development to meet the changing needs of investors. This included plans for a new fund...
Opperman urges focus on pension value not cost
Pensions minister Guy Opperman MP has urged employers and their advisers to look beyond price and consider the overall value the pension provider they choose delivers. Writing in the foreword to Corporate...
Squeeze on financial security for millennials and baby-boomers
Financial security for both younger and older employees is reducing, according to new research from Smarterly. Its research shows that a significant proportion of younger employees (one in four) now expect to...
7.3 per cent a year difference in default fund returns
Research by Corporate Adviser Intelligence has revealed massive differences in returns, meaning some unlucky savers could end up significantly worse off in retirement due to their employer's choice of pension scheme. View...
Research shows extent of gender pension split
More than one in three women don’t have any private pension savings, a figure that is significantly higher than men, according to new research. This survey, by Willis Owen, highlights the stark...
Nest boosts ESG capability
Nest has extended the number of third parties providers it uses to supply data on environmental, societal and governance (ESG) factors. The UK’s largest master trust provider will now source data from...
Aegon appoints new managing director
Aegon has promoted Linda Whorlow to the new role of managing director of its workplace business. In this role she will be responsible for developing strategy and leading the sales and distribution...
PLSA publishes new ESG guidance for trustees
The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) has published a new guide for trustees to ensure schemes comply with new environmental, social and governance (ESG) requirements coming into force at the start of...
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