Investment

Donald Trump is looking at introducing an Australian-style DC pensions system into the US, a move that would create a sector with colossal levels of assets under management (AUM). Trump told journalists...

Private market experts from both sides of the Atlantic will be joining Corporate Adviser and US DC alternatives industry body DCALTA in a special webinar which takes place next Wednesday at 2pm...

The UK’s four million Muslims are poorly served by the pensions industry, and we need innovation from regulators, government, providers and industry professionals if we are to build a system that is...

Reckless conservatism is destructive to DC pension outcomes, so prioritise equities within default funds to drive better returns. That is the headline message from Stéphanie Payet, private pensions analyst at the OECD....

The Government will look to introduce new legalisation, to put a wider definition of trustees' fiduciary duty  onto a statutory footing. This announcement was made by the pensions minister Torsten Bell in...

WTW has acquired the US-based alternative investment manager FlowStone Partners.  FlowStone specialise in investments into private equity secondaries for both institutional investors and high net worth clients.  WTE says this will this...

The next challenge for DC pension providers is solving what economist Professor William Sharp described as “the nastiest, hardest problem in finance” — delivering sustainable income solutions for members.  This was the...

As the UK defined contribution (DC) market matures, focus is increasingly shifting from accumulation to decumulation, in particular, how members draw down their savings in retirement. Since pension freedoms opened the door...

The UK is uniquely placed to spearhead faith-based pensions, not as niche offerings but as part of a broader shift toward value-driven retirement solutions that embed ethical and sustainable principles into the...

The US is likely to remain an important source of global equity returns in future, despite current concerns about concentration risks and a potential AI bubble. This was one of the key...