Investment

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...

Aon has partnered with Legal & General Investment Management and Scientific Beta to launch a new customised multi-factor index. Factor investing, also known as a smart beta investment strategy, is increasingly being...

Pension savers want more transparency about how their company pension is performing, according to new research. This research found seven out of 10 savers (71 per cent) enrolled into DC schemes are...

One in three advisers now say they are more likely to recommend defensive stocks because of Brexit. This is has increased from one in 10, when a similar survey was conducted a...

The number of people taking early retirement is expected to hit an all time low in the coming year, according to projections from Aviva These are based on new employment figures from...

Nest Insight has launched its new ‘sidecar savings’ trial in a bid to boost employees’ financial resilience. The first employer in this trial will be Timpson, who will use the scheme with its...

This appointment is part of Aon’s ‘returnship programme’ which aims to recruit more experienced people who are returning to the finance industry following a career break.  McMahon was previously vice president of...