For the optimist, these are indeed exciting times: unprecedented market movements, an ideal time to make a lot of money as shares tumble. Of course, it is all about timing, and how...
One of the world’s largest pension funds, run by the Norwegian government, has excluded seven oil companies for causing “unacceptable greenhouse gas emissions”. In addition it has also excluded five coal companies...
Fintech pensions provider Smart has made two new appointments to its board of directors. Stephen Morana, who was previously chief finance office at both Zoopla and Betfair, joins as an independent non...
Almost nine out of 10 large employers said they had recently reviewed their pensions strategy, or were planning to do so within the next 12 months according to new research by Capita....
One if five DB schemes may suspend pension deficit contributions, according to new research from Isio. Isio — formerly the pensions advisory arm of KPMG, which launched as an independent company in...
Willis Towers Watson has appointed Mark Calnan as head of investments for Europe, the Middle East and Asia (EMEA). Calnan has 16 years’ experience with the firm, working across client facing, research,...
There was an improvement in over fiduciary manager performance in 2019, according to new research by XPS. However this report found more than a third of fiduciary managers underperformed when compared to...
Pension deficits in DB schemes grew by 5.1 per cent in the first three months of 2020, as a result of market falls. This figure was calculated by the Legal & General...
The coronavirus outbreak has triggered exceptional fiscal responses from governments worldwide, injections of liquidity from central banks and a relaxation of some regulatory rule sets. But despite all measures, fear continues to grip...
Only 5 to 10 per cent of sponsoring companies are expected to suspend or reduce deficit contributions into DB pension schemes, according to research from the Society of Pension Professionals. In a...
