UK stock markets could fall by 25 per cent following a no-deal disorderly Brexit, according to research by MSCI, the global index-provider. This stress-test has been applied to test the potential market...
The proposed pension dashboards framework announced by Pensions Minister Guy Opperman, provides a major opportunity to enhance consumer understanding of their savings, reduce financial exclusion and significantly improve the UK’s savings ratio....
The Pensions Management Institute has said that the growing master trust sector must overcome “significant obstacles” if it wants to deliver a good service for members. To achieve this end the professional...
Dutch and Swedish DC charges to scheme members look competitive, but overall they are typically more complex with additional administration fees, in the case of the Netherlands, paid for by the employer....
The majority of people in the UK now support mandatory pension contributions, according to new research. Two-thirds of respondents (66 per cent) support this move according a survey by pension consultants LCP,...
More than 173,000 people have sought information about pensions scams, since a joint initiative was launched by the Financial Conduct Authority and The Pensions Regulator this summer. This is a five-fold increase...
In July, Nest set industry tongues wagging when it awarded a mandate to a specialist fund firm to invest in commodities on behalf of its 6.9 million members. The DC master trust said...
The number defined benefit pension scheme transfers has risen by a staggering 567 per cent, since the introduction of pension freedoms. According to the Financial Conduct Authority, in the six months to...
Smarterly has launched the first payroll-deducted Lifetime Isa These savings plan are particularly popular for younger employees as they allow access to savings to fund a deposit on a first home. Savings...
The asset manager says the risk of a no-deal Brexit should mean May gets her deal through parliament, a scenario it sees as 70 per cent likely, leading to a predicted 9...
