The issue of private market assets within defined contribution (DC) pensions is grabbing the attention of lawmakers on both sides of the Atlantic. But while the UK government is adopting a big...
As uncertainty characterises today’s market backdrop, investment portfolios are navigating a new normal. Structural shifts such as rising government debt, ageing populations and sustained higher interest rates, to name but a few,...
The Government requirement for schemes to reach £25bn by 2035 is already influencing adviser selection, amid concerns that some mid-sized players may be forced to leave the market. This was one of the...
Despite a recent slowdown in fundraising, more than $30 trillion is forecast to be invested in private markets globally by 2030, as this sector continues to expand. In a keynote address at...
Aviva has launched a new default option offering a significant allocation to private markets, designed to help the provider meet its Mansion House commitments. This default — called My Future Vision —...
President Trump’s hostile attitude towards climate change, net zero and DE&I initiatives appears to have made UK investors more positive towards ESG investing. Research by the Association of Investment Companies (AIC) found...
Infrastructure investment is expected to boom this year, with some private asset mangers forecasting inflows will be up by 50 per cent. These figures were contained in new research from the Carne...
Standard Life has unveiled details of its new private assets default strategy, which aims to launch in the first quarter of next year. This ‘Future Opportunities’ default will run alongside its existing...
NatWest Group has instructed advisers to push the sale of NatWest Cushon, the company in which it holds an 85 per cent stake, according to media reports. Sky News has cited ‘City...
At a time when only 29% of 55–59-year-olds say they have a clear plan for their retirement, and a staggering 17% don’t even know they have to make any choices1, Mercer’s Retirement...
