Administration and consultancy firm Aptia has appointed Ian Burns as head of investment consulting. Aptia said this senior appointment will help the firm further strengthen its range of strategic advisory services for...
The conversation has evolved over the last few years – shifting from “should we?” to “how do we do this well?” – and increasingly towards the role private assets could play beyond...
How important is scale when it comes to DC investment into private markets? Scale is critical to enable better outcomes. At smaller sizes, private markets exposure is often constrained to pooled or...
Private market allocations have become a “key differentiator” between DC defaults across the workplace market, according to a new report from Hymans Robertson. The pensions consultancy says providers are increasingly allocating to...
Nine in 10 defined benefit pension schemes expect to release surplus under the government's proposed new surplus flexibility rules, according to a poll conducted by LCP. The survey, carried out during an...
The youth employment crisis that Britain now faces has forced all of us to rethink what we thought we knew. Take pensions. The financial press - and financial services industry - has...
More than half the UK’s largest DC default funds now have allocations to private markets, but average allocations are still below 5 per cent. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD A COPY OF THE...
Private markets are playing an increasingly important role within defined contribution pension schemes, offering access to growing businesses that may provide attractive long-term investment opportunities while supporting the wider UK economy. In...
More than a fifth of people living with linked cardiovascular disease, diabetes and obesity have multiple diagnoses, with most being in their peak working years, according to new insights from Cigna Healthcare....
Zurich UK is marking the third anniversary of its Club Blue broker programme by introducing a free virtual GP service for partner brokers and their employees. The programme was launched in June...
