An investigation by the Pensions Ombudsman’s Pensions Dishonesty Unit (PDU) has resulted in a £5.2m repayment order for trustees found personally liable for breaching their duties and facilitating pension liberation arrangements. Trustees...
To date, Muslim savers have only had a limited choice of investment options for their workplace pensions. However, a number of providers are now expanding the range of Sharia-compliant investments available to...
ESG investment strategies have become increasingly sophisticated, with funds now tailored to a range of investor preferences. While most of these focus on sustainability issues — many investors also want to see...
Standard Life is the first pension provider to ensure its default investment aligns with the regulator’s new sustainable fund labelling scheme. The FCA Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR) offer four distinct labels —...
UK pension providers have set stretching net zero targets — with many already making significant progress towards 2050 goals by reducing carbon emissions. But how much influence can decarbonising portfolios have, when...
Fidelity International is the latest workplace pension provider to commit to investing in private assets, and will target a 15 per cent allocation in its default strategy within three years. This allocation...
A more sophisticated approach to ESG is helping pension providers develop better faith-based solutions, particularly for Muslim members. In a presentation at Corporate Adviser’s Master Trust & GPP Conference, Aviva’s investment proposition...
Outcomes for members of DC master trusts have significantly improved since the period of gilt market volatility in 2022, according to new research from Hymans Robertson. Its latest Master Trust Insights Report...
Plans for DC schemes to invest 5 per cent of default funds in private market by 2030 are not “massively ambitious” according to Michael Moore, the chief executive of the British Private...
Private markets will be an important part of future growth stage asset allocations for DC schemes, helping maximise returns for investors. This was one of the main discussion points in a panel...
