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As you might have noticed, UK pension schemes are complicated. Trustee boards and employers have a huge amount of work to do, with financial penalties and reputational damage hanging over their heads...

Mis-selling and unsuitable advice now account for the majority of complaints made to the Financial Ombudsman Service regarding financial advisers, according to behavioural finance experts Oxford Risk. According to the analysis, around...

UK pension schemes are making "meaningful progress" on both climate and nature-related goals — despite emerging political headwinds against net zero and ESG initiatives. A new Pensions for Purpose report found 40...

TPT Investment Management (TPTIM) has appointed Nick Stacey as its senior investment manager. In this new role, Stacey will be responsible for enhancing TPTIM’s research activities and continuing to develop its private market investment strategy. ...

Future Growth Capital, the independent private markets solutions business formed by Phoenix Group and Schroders, has appointed Denise Le Gal and John Chilman to its board. Le Gal, who has been appointed...

Trustees of defined contribution (DC) and defined benefit (DB) pension schemes face a moment of real challenge and opportunity. The direction from Government and regulators is clear: stronger governance, better outcomes, more...

Clara-Pensions has agreed its latest superfund transaction with the Church Mission Society and the Trustee of the CMS Pension Scheme, making it the UK’s fourth DB Superfund transaction. The agreement means that...

NatWest Cushon has confirmed it will make a 2 per cent allocation to ‘natural capital’ by investing in a carbon removal fund. This allocation is part of its sustainable investment strategy that...

Barnett Waddingham (BW) has appointed Oliver Ward as principal and risk transfer actuary to its bulk annuities team. Ward spent nearly 12 years at PwC, where he began his career in the...

Pension salary sacrifice schemes are under renewed scrutiny following HMRC research, with experts warning the government may be considering reforms to help plug gaps in public finances, a move that could raise...