Investment

Aegon UK has announced that assets under management in its master trust have now topped £1bn. This master trust was a key component of the BlackRock acquisition, and became the Aegon Master...

XPS Pensions Group has expanded its investment transitions team, with two senior appointments. Susan Middleton joins as head of investment transitions and will now lead this team. The company has also recruited...

Sustainable investment have moved from being a niche concern to a mainstream strategy among US asset managers, according to new research.  The research found that 75 per cent of US asset managers...

The Department of Work and Pensions has launched a new online service for consumers looking for a financial healthcheck - or 'mid-life MOT’.  But it is also calling for employers to provide...

Workplace pension provider The People’s Pension is to cut its annual management charge for members with larger pension pots. At present the master trust provider applies a flat 0.5 per cent annual...

The Investment Association will identify companies who pay higher pension contributions to directors when compared to the rest of their workforce. The IA says that this is a clear corporate governance issue...

New rules mean trustees need to take a hard look at the way asset managers tackle environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks says LGIM’s Head of DC Client Solutions Simon Chinnery. What...

The armaments sector is more likely to be excluded from default funds operating an ESG approach than the fossil fuel sector, according to an indepth report, ESG in DC Pensions, from Corporate...

New research suggests workplace pensions could boost returns by 10 per cent if they broadened the assets under management to include ‘illiquid alternatives’. This analysis was conducted by JLT Employee Benefits. It recommends...

Pension consultants LCP have appointed Dan Mikulskis as a new partner in the company’s investment team. In this new role Mikulskis will be lead on the development of projects for both DB...