Thousands of savers approaching retirement in September saw devastating falls in their fund value in the year to state pension age or their stated retirement age, with the average at-retirement default down 9.08...
The Pensions Regulator has called on trustees to strengthen the governance and oversight of DC schemes to ensure savers in lifestyle schemes are in strategies consistent with their investment objectives. In a guidance...
Default pathways into retirement need to deliver on multiple fronts. Members will always want a combination of high income, flexibility of withdrawals, death benefits, simplicity and trust. They also want protection against...
Employees have £1 saved in workplace Isas for every £500 saved in defined contribution pensions, with corporate Isa savings now standing at £800m, according to figures from Corporate Adviser Intelligence’s Workplace Savings...
Smart Pension is looking to improve the ESG-rating of its fixed income investment portfolio by investing in green bonds. The master trust default will invest in the Mirova Global Green Bond fund, which...
Standard Life’s workplace business looks set to benefit from its parent group Phoenix making a £15m investment in the open finance platform Moneyhub. This completes Moneyhub’s Series B funding round which secured...
Mercer has appointed Brain Henderson to be head of sustainable investment for UK Europe and IMETA as part of a move to strengthen its sustainable investment leadership team. Previously Henderson was Mercer...
MSCI will launch new screening tools early next year to help investors identify companies that are contributing to biodiversity loss and deforestation. The tools, which will be available to institutional investors when...
Nearly one in three large employers have experienced difficulties recruiting staff with specialist pensions management skills and relevant expertise to run their internal pension schemes. The survey, by Ross Trustees found that...
TPT Retirement Solution has committed to reduce the carbon intensity of its portfolio by at least 25 per cent by 2025, as part of its new Climate Action Plan. The workplace pension...
