The Competition and Markets Authority has demanded a range of reforms to improve competition in the investment consultant and fiduciary management sector. This recommendations come as the CMA publishes its final report...
The Pensions Regulator has launched its first fraud prosecution against an accountant accused of taking cash from a pension scheme. This is the first time the regulator has charged an individual with...
Next year will see significant changes at the top of Royal London, with the insurer announcing that its chief executive will step down at the end of 2019. This follows the departure of...
UK companies are not expected to have their credit rating downgraded, after a recent high court ruling on equalising guaranteed minimum pensions (GMPs). Credit ratings agency Moody’s says it expects there would...
UK stock markets could fall by 25 per cent following a no-deal disorderly Brexit, according to research by MSCI, the global index-provider. This stress-test has been applied to test the potential market...
The proposed pension dashboards framework announced by Pensions Minister Guy Opperman, provides a major opportunity to enhance consumer understanding of their savings, reduce financial exclusion and significantly improve the UK’s savings ratio....
The Pensions Management Institute has said that the growing master trust sector must overcome “significant obstacles” if it wants to deliver a good service for members. To achieve this end the professional...
Dutch and Swedish DC charges to scheme members look competitive, but overall they are typically more complex with additional administration fees, in the case of the Netherlands, paid for by the employer....
The majority of people in the UK now support mandatory pension contributions, according to new research. Two-thirds of respondents (66 per cent) support this move according a survey by pension consultants LCP,...
More than 173,000 people have sought information about pensions scams, since a joint initiative was launched by the Financial Conduct Authority and The Pensions Regulator this summer. This is a five-fold increase...
