President Trump’s hostile attitude towards climate change, net zero and DE&I initiatives appears to have made UK investors more positive towards ESG investing. Research by the Association of Investment Companies (AIC) found...
Infrastructure investment is expected to boom this year, with some private asset mangers forecasting inflows will be up by 50 per cent. These figures were contained in new research from the Carne...
Standard Life has unveiled details of its new private assets default strategy, which aims to launch in the first quarter of next year. This ‘Future Opportunities’ default will run alongside its existing...
NatWest Group has instructed advisers to push the sale of NatWest Cushon, the company in which it holds an 85 per cent stake, according to media reports. Sky News has cited ‘City...
At a time when only 29% of 55–59-year-olds say they have a clear plan for their retirement, and a staggering 17% don’t even know they have to make any choices1, Mercer’s Retirement...
Standard Life’s app has been ranked the best in the DC master trust sector in a report that ranks the UK, performance and execution of providers’ tech propositions. The report, from BehindLogin,...
Hymans Robertson has launched a governance service aimed at corporates running defined benefit (DB) pension schemes. The consultancy says the service will help companies establish clearer oversight of their schemes and ensure...
Private debt is set for significant consolidation over the next five years, according to new research from Carne Group. A total of 96 per cent of private market executives surveyed said they...
More than half of UK women want greater confidence in planning for retirement, with research showing a gender divide in investment activity and highlighting a growing opportunity for advisers as women’s share...
UK-defined benefit (DB) pension schemes have been in their strongest position since 2005, with the average scheme 105 per cent funded and nearly two-thirds surplus, the highest levels since scheme-specific funding began,...
