The next pension misselling scandal will be centred around pension schemes' lack of action around climate change issues, and any schemes not targeting the Paris accord targeting limiting climate increase to 1.5...
Collective defined contribution (CDC) schemes will deliver retirement income on average 70 per cent higher than annuities bought through traditional DC saving, and 40 per cent higher than typical DB structures, according...
Many smaller single trust pensions could face problems switching to a master trust structure in the second half of this year, due to the volume of transfers being carried out. Investment consultants...
Future pension reform could see further divergence between DC and DB pension regimes, with a reduction in higher rate tax relief on DC pensions only, but greater flexibility in regards to access. ...
The government is considering allowing trustees to ‘smooth’ performance charges over a longer time frame to help DC schemes invest in more illiquid assets, such as infrastructure. Speaking at Corporate Adviser’s virtual...
There is a growing expectation among pension experts that the government will introduce legislation to ensure larger scheme invest a proportion of assets in UK infrastructure. Such a move would be welcomed...
The state pension will be included in the first version of the pensions dashboard with the Department of Work and Pensions being one of the first data providers contributing to this project....
The Pension Policy Institute research paper on the sustainability of master trusts, made me ask two questions which I do not see addressed in the report. What about the customer? And why...
Royal London is bidding to take over fellow mutual financial services provider LV= in a deal estimated to be worth in excess af £500m, according to media reports. The tie-up would create...
We’ve often been led to believe that pension scheme members are only interested in the return on their investment, not about how their money is invested. On the contrary, recent survey data...
