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What’s your current role – and what does it involve? I am a senior defined contributions pension analyst at consultancy Barnett Waddingham and a key focus of the role is guiding both...
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L&G’s private market fund tops £1.3bn in first year
L&G’s Private Markets Access Fund (PMAF) has reached £1.3bn in assets in its first year, as the provider now looks to also offer this fund to DB clients. The fund was launched...
TPR urges trustees to respond to targeted support consultation
The Pensions Regulator is urging trustees to respond to today's consultation on a new advice category, to be known as ‘targeted support’. Targeted support is primarily designed to offer a cost-effective and...
Jayesh Patel: Broadening the perimeter of possibility for private markets
TO DOWNLOAD A COPY OF CORPORATE ADVISER'S PRIVATE MARKETS REPORT CLICK HERE While private markets is not a new asset class, it hasn’t traditionally been a main character in the Defined Contributions...
Jayesh Patel: Productive pension investments
TO DOWNLOAD A COPY OF CORPORATE ADVISER'S PRIVATE MARKETS REPORT CLICK HERE What is driving the private markets agenda? First and foremost is this drive to deliver improved returns and better outcomes...
Half of DC defaults yet to invest in private assets: CA Private Markets Report
Less than half of the UK’s biggest multi-employer DC pension providers had private market asset allocations in their largest default at the end of 2024 — 17 months after the Mansion House...
Education, healthcare and hospitality rank lowest for employee benefits satisfaction: Zest
Education, healthcare, and hospitality have emerged as the sectors with the lowest employee satisfaction when it comes to benefits, according to research from Zest. According to the findings, only 42 per cent...
FCA proposes targeted support in ‘once-in-a-generation’ reform
The FCA has proposed 'targeted support' to help those missing out on advice, and at risk of poor outcomes like unsustainable pension drawdown or excess uninvested cash, access tailored financial guidance and...
L&G expands DC workplace team with two senior appointments
L&G has made two senior appointments to its DC team, promoting Jayesh Patel to be its new head of UK defined contribution distribution and appointing Louise Whyte as head of defined contribution...
Govt to review pension climate reporting and proposes new sustainability rules
The government will undertake a review of the 2021 Occupational Pension Schemes Climate Change Reporting Regulations, which require pension schemes to follow Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) guidance. The review...
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