Investment

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...

Companies with good, or improving track records on social and governance factors tend to outperform those with static or worsening track records, according to research by Hermes Investment Management. This is the...

Mobius Life has now transferred its group pension business to Scottish Friendly. Mobius Life is an independently-owned provider of institutional services to corporate pension schemes. This deal, which was announced in June,...

The newly launched Cost Transparency Initiative will work on implementing, promoting and encouraging the use of new cost transparency templates across the pensions and investment industries. The templates are designed to allow...

BlackRock has expanded its multi-asset product range with the launch of a new ESG-focused strategic growth fund. BlackRock says this launch is in response to “growing appetite” among UK pension schemes for...

Pension trustees are increasingly concerned about cyber-risks, the threat Brexit presents, and the prospect of a dramatic market correction, according to new research.  Trustee and governance services provider PTL has published the results...

The research, published by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme, says pension providers would see “reputational benefits” from promoting these protection measures more prominently.  The research, undertaken by Populus, found t 29 per...

New research, by law firm Pinsent Masons found 74 per cent of UK corporate pension schemes recognise the potential impact climate change could have on future investments. However, just 5 per cent...

The number of people making withdrawals from their pensions has hit a record high, according to the latest HMRC figures. In the third quarter of 2018 there were 585,000 withdrawals made under...