The Pensions Policy Institute has published a new report, which examines in detail how DC pension schemes can increase their exposure to illiquid and alternative assets. This report sets out the various...
The value of defined benefit buy-outs could soar to £300bn over the next 10 years, according to a new actuarial report. The report, by Lane Clark & Peacock said that the buy-out...
Standard Life is increasing the risk on its Active Plus and Passive Plus range of default funds, with risk profile 3 offering increasing its equity content by 5 per cent per cent....
Lloyds had awarded Aberdeen Asset Management the mandate to run these assets for its subsidiary Scottish Widows. But the bank served notice last February that it was terminating this agreement early, following...
Fixed income specialists are not predicting a correction in bond markets, despite expectations that the current economic cycle will end soon. This was the result of a major global survey of fixed...
The Department of Work and Pension has approved plans for the Royal Mail to launch the UK’s first collective defined contribution (CDC) pension scheme. This confirmation was given in the DWP’s published...
It was always widely predicted that the workplace pension reforms and accompanying changes to remuneration for advisers would bring a dramatic slowdown in the switching of schemes between providers. The question now...
These were the conclusions from a panel of experts at a recent Defined Contribution Investment Forum Event, which pointed out many UK savers were “disengaged and disillusioned with pensions, and financial services...
Neale made the comments ‘in a personal capacity’ at the UK Finance’s Retail Banking Summit. He called for consumer protection to “increase significantly”, but added that he did not think this statutory ...
Welcome to www.capa-data.com, the new interactive website designed to help pensions professionals and others better understand the performance, risk and broader strategy of DC pensions. The site allows you to view and compare the...
