The Covid-19 pandemic has had a largely positive impact on adviser businesses according to new research. AKG’s Future of Advice research paper, found that the coronavirus pandemic has acted as “an accelerant”...
The global nature of the Covid-19 crisis is pushing global underwriting solutions further up the corporate agenda. There are a limited number of networks in the UK that offer global underwriting in the...
Most pension schemes recommended by consultants and advisers are ‘4 degree warming’ schemes that do not reflect the corporate values of their sponsors or the beliefs of their members. Such is the stark message from Tony Burdon,...
As trillions of dollars flow into sustainable investments and high-carbon assets are written down by oil companies, environmental, social and governance (ESG) themes are influencing investment decisions on an ever-increasing scale and...
The UK pension industry is divided and cautious about the potential benefits of the regulator’s proposed new DB funding code of practice. At a recent Pension and Lifetime Saving Association session delegates...
New rules designed to protect company pension schemes could cost UK employers an extra £40bn over the next decade, according to new figures from LCP. The consultancy firm has conducted an impact...
Millions of individuals around the country already face a daunting task saving enough for retirement. But the challenges of saving adequately for old age are set to get much tougher due to...
Fidelity International has bought Legal & General Investment Management’s (LGIM) UK personal investing business, bringing 300,000 customers and £5.8bn of assets under management onto it's Personal Investing platform. The acquisition will double the...
Pension scheme trustees, investment consultants and asset managers face tough new regulatory requirements that will compel them to generate, process and publish reams of comprehensive data relating to climate change, carbon emissions,...
A small majority workplace pension savers have seen their investments completely protected in the year covering the Covid crash, with the Corporate Adviser Pensions Average (CAPA) showing a gross return of 0.61 per...
