Investment

There’s no getting away from it, charges are going to go up across the board in the DC pensions market. The current dual or multiple default strategy is only going to last...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is reviewing the rules around contract-based pensions to allow performance fees to be included outside of the 0.75 per cent charge cap. Some media outlets have reported...

Mercer's workplace savings solutions will invest £350m into private markets through a new bespoke LTAF run by Schroders.  This new LTAF will be the primary vehicle for private market investment for both...

The Pension Schemes Bill and Mansion House reforms mark a turning point for UK DC pensions, but is the drive to invest more in UK private markets matched by the potential opportunity...

Smart Pension has joined forces with investment platform Mobius and technology and renewable specialists to explore how tokenisation could open up access to private market assets. Octopus Energy Generation and Ctrl Alt,...

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has launched a fresh drive to understand why pension schemes are are not allocating more money into private markets and UK infrastructure, despite government efforts to encourage long-term...

The number of shareholder rebellions against executive pay doubled over 2025, according to an analysis of voting at the AGMs of FTSE100 companies.  The figures from corporate governance adviser Indigo Governance showed...

The FCA will set a clearer demarcation between ‘retail’ and ‘professional’ investors in a bid to drive innovation and boost investment across the UK.  This will effectively remove regulations for firms dealing...

What are the key considerations for schemes integrating private markets into default strategies?  DC investors deserve access to the full investment universe, including opportunities in private markets that have traditionally only been...

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...