Investment

The value of the average DB pension transfer has fallen to the lowest level for seven years, according to latest data from XPS Pension Group. According to these figures the value of...

Smart Pension, the acquisitive pension and technology provider, is believed to be in advanced negotiations to purchase the Crystal Trust, the workplace pensions master trust offered by Evolve Pensions. The news comes...

Nest Invest’s chief executive Mark Fawcett has been an awarded an OBE (Order of the British Empire) for services to pension saving in King Charles’s first birthday honours list.  Fawcett is a...

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) is calling for pension funds to prioritise social responsibility when making investment decisions.  As part of this it wants pension funds to look at the issue...

With financial wellbeing levels at a low point, offering tailored support to employees is even more important. Supporting employees with their financial wellbeing is becoming a top priority. In fact, according to...

The European Commission is proposing new regulation for ESG ratings and data providers, a move which have been welcomed by the fund management industry. These regulations are designed to address a lack...

Funds Europe, the leading publication for Europe’s institutional investment professionals, has been sold by Punter Southall Group to Corporate Adviser parent Definite Article Media Limited. The acquisition, which takes place with immediate...

Aegon UK has published its ‘climate roadmap’ setting out the company’s plans to reduce the carbon footprint of its investments.  This will start with its workplace default funds and include short-term emission...

Fintech pension provider Smart has acquired the US retirement savings provider ProManage for an undisclosed sum. This is the latest global acquisition by Smart and takes its AUM from £5.5bn to £8bn....

More than half of the commercial master trusts are now making a move toward more illiquid investments according to data from Hymans Robertson. It says this shift — from cost to value...