The Department of Work and Pensions has confirmed that its consultation paper on collective defined contribution schemes will be published imminently. Speaking at the Corporate Adviser 2018 Summit, DWP senior policy manager...
The largest master trusts are all expected to gain full authorisation within the next six months, according to The Pensions Regulator. In a keynote speech at the Corporate Adviser summit 2018, TPR...
Schroders is expected to win control off the £109bn investment mandate from Scottish Widows. Earlier this year Lloyds - the parent company of Scottish Widows - withdrew the mandate from Standard Life...
Interest in factor strategies has been growing ever since the global financial crisis, when investors saw that many traditional asset classes behaved in the same way in stressed market conditions. Since then, fund...
New laws come into force today (October 1) which require all master trusts to be regulated by The Pensions Regulator. Existing master trusts have a six month window to file their authorisation...
Assets held in ethical funds have trebled over the last 10 years, and now total £16.7bn. However despite this growth, these funds account for just 1.3 per cent of all retail investment...
The vast majority of consumers support the introduction of a pensions dashboard, but would like it to do more than simply list their savings. Research conducted by Now Pensions found that three...
Mercer has accused the Competition and Markets Authority of using incorrect data and unrepresentative samples in its recent Investment Consultants Market Investigation. This probe look at consultants offering investment and fiduciary management...
Fines issued by The Pensions Regulator have tripled in value over the past 12 months. In total the value of fixed penalty notices was £11.5m during the 2017/18 tax year. This compares...
Many smaller pension schemes are failing to demonstrate they provide good value for members according to new research from The Pensions Regulator. In its annual DC survey, the watchdog found that nine...
