Ensuring members engage in effective decumulation practices and spend retirement assets effectively is the “hardest problem in financial planning”, according to Christine Benz, director of retirement planning at Morningstar. Benz is also...
Verity Trustees has added a Shariah-compliant fixed income fund to its DC self select fund range. It has added the HSBC Sukuk UCTIS ETF to its members fund options, on the advice...
The Financial Conduct Authority has published guidance on how firms can use distributed ledger technology within the regulator’s existing rules. Newly introduced rules have been implemented with the intention of making fund...
Since the national vote to leave the European Union, UK listed equities have suffered cumulative net outflows of $160bn (£121bn), according to data from Morningstar. The report looked at a decade of...
More than seven out of 10 DC providers saw their default growth strategy outperform a passive portfolio in 2025 — up from just 19 per cent the year. These figures were contained...
Further updated wording to the Pension Schemes Bill regarding government powers to mandate pension scheme investment practices was not enough to persuade the House of Lords to pass the legislation. This is...
Future Growth Capital, a joint initiative between Standard Life and Schroders, has appointed Gail Izat as a non-executive director to the board. Izat will continue in her current role as Standard Life...
A consolidation of assets into large schemes has led to more than half (£160bn) of occupational trust-based assets being overseen by fewer than 50 people, according to research by consultancy Lane Clark...
DC workplace schemes are making strong progress on net zero objectives, with 14 large multi-employer providers halving emissions on their main default, five years ahead of 2030 targets. These findings were contained...
XPS Group has appointed Callum Stewart as defined contribution investment partner, after he previously had been head of investment strategy and proposition at Standard Life since 2023. At XPS, he will expected...
