In depth: The return of securitisation
Many in the industry may be wary of securitised debt arrangements, given the role that these bundled investments played in the global financial crisis. But as the workplace pension sector looks to...
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Aegon boosts private markets allocation in default strategy
Aegon UK is including a more significant allocation to private markets within its second largest workplace default, the Aegon LifePath strategy. This default strategy is used by more than 375,000 pension savers...
Editor’s view: No avoiding the one-way street for DC charges
There’s no getting away from it, charges are going to go up across the board in the DC pensions market. The current dual or multiple default strategy is only going to last...
FCA charge cap review – performance fees, not 0.75pc
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is reviewing the rules around contract-based pensions to allow performance fees to be included outside of the 0.75 per cent charge cap. Some media outlets have reported...
Mercer commits £350m to Schroders LTAF targeting UK private markets
Mercer's workplace savings solutions will invest £350m into private markets through a new bespoke LTAF run by Schroders. This new LTAF will be the primary vehicle for private market investment for both...
Scoping the opportunity: are there enough UK private investments for the incoming DC capital?
The Pension Schemes Bill and Mansion House reforms mark a turning point for UK DC pensions, but is the drive to invest more in UK private markets matched by the potential opportunity...
Smart Pension joins body to invest in renewable blockchain ‘tokens’
Smart Pension has joined forces with investment platform Mobius and technology and renewable specialists to explore how tokenisation could open up access to private market assets. Octopus Energy Generation and Ctrl Alt,...
TPR to investigate barriers that slow pension investment in private markets
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has launched a fresh drive to understand why pension schemes are are not allocating more money into private markets and UK infrastructure, despite government efforts to encourage long-term...
Investor engagement leads to increased action against executive pay deals
The number of shareholder rebellions against executive pay doubled over 2025, according to an analysis of voting at the AGMs of FTSE100 companies. The figures from corporate governance adviser Indigo Governance showed...
FCA to relax regulations for firms dealing with professional investors
The FCA will set a clearer demarcation between ‘retail’ and ‘professional’ investors in a bid to drive innovation and boost investment across the UK. This will effectively remove regulations for firms dealing...
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