Investment

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...

End-of-year volatility had a marked effect on the UK’s workplace default pension funds in the last quarter of 2018, with the average default delivering a 7.8 per cent annualised return over five...

Gilbert was previously been head of Aberdeen Asset Management, a role he held for more than 30 years.  However despite stepping down from the top role, Gilbert is not leaving the company....

Aon has confirmed it is considering a bid for rival broker Willis Towers Watson, in what could be the industry's largest merger. On Tuesday Aon confirmed that the companies have held preliminary...

This statement provides more detailed guidance on how schemes should approaching forthcoming valuations. It is particularly relevant to schemes conducting valuations from 22 September 2018 to 21 September 2019. TPR says trustees...