From the start of October 2019, trustees overseeing auto-enrolment defined contribution schemes will be obliged, by law, to give due consideration to a greater number of factors that may impact the performance...
Nest is broadening the range of assets within its target date default funds with an investment of up to £500m in illiquid private credit and has applied to the FCA to create...
More than one in four pension trustees and managers said a lack of products made it difficult to implement investment policies which take account of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factor, according...
Direct Line Insurance Group’s Mike Holliday-Williams will succeed Adrian Grace as CEO of Aegon UK when he retires after 10 years with the company. Holliday-Williams will join the company on October 1,...
Scheme-specific benchmarks can give employers and trustees a false sense of comfort whereas industrywide comparisons can build broader understanding of performance, said delegates at a recent Corporate Adviser debate on investment strategy....
There is a huge variation in the construction and performance of leading default funds, according to the latest pensions report from Punter Southall Aspire. Its third annual DC Default Fund report looks...
The Government is “complacent” about cost transparency failings in pensions industry and funds should be obliged to disclose costs in a uniform template, according to a report from the Work and Pensions...
Pension freedoms could lead to another major financial scandal, thanks to a dearth of advice on retirement options, coupled with a lack of innovation from the pensions industry. This was the conclusion...
Pensions minister Guy Opperman MP has urged employers and their advisers to look beyond price and consider the overall value the pension provider they choose delivers. Writing in the foreword to Corporate...
Research by Corporate Adviser Intelligence has revealed massive differences in returns, meaning some unlucky savers could end up significantly worse off in retirement due to their employer's choice of pension scheme. View...
