Investment

Atlas has become one of the first master trusts in the UK to become a signatory to the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI).  This £1.1bn master trust, of which Capita is the...

Maria Nazarova-Doyle is understood to be leaving Mercer to join Lloyds Banking Group to head up the pensions investment operations of Scottish Widows. Nazarova-Doyle, who joined Mercer when it acquired JLT Group...

A fourfold increase in the number of defined benefit bulk buy outs is expected over the next decade, according to latest industry figures. Mercer points out that by the end of this...

Pension contribution levels will have to increase if individuals are to enjoy the retirement income they currently expect. The programme of increases in auto-enrolment contributions has concluded and for now there are...

The Financial Conduct Authority has confirmed it has not started enforcement procedures against any firms for failings under the Mifid II regime, despite widespread errors being reported.  Under a Freedom of Information...

Smart Pension is launching a new European-wide workplace pension product, in partnership with Revolut. The collaboration allows companies across Europe to sign up to Revolut’s business account and set up a workplace...

The Pensions Policy Institute has set out a detailed analysis of how the main parties’ manifesto pledges could effect pensions and retirement policy in the UK.  This briefing note compares the main...

The ILC’s What it’s worth: Revisiting the value of financial advice research shows that those receiving this advice between 2001 and 2006 saw their pensions and financial assets boosted by £47,706 in...

Two years ago, the Financial Conduct Authority published a damning assessment of asset management groups, due to the opaque charging structures being levied on pension schemes. Remedies put forward from the 2017 Asset...

The Pensions Regulator has published new guidance for trustees and corporate advisers, to help them meet new rules on the appointment of fiduciary managers. From December this year trustees will be legally...