Investment

The majority of pension professionals are now citing inflation as their biggest worry for the funds they manage according to new research. This survey, of the UK Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)...

Up to 35 million savers now have access to the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association's  retirement living standards through their pension scheme’s communications. The PLSA has revealed that 124 organisations are using this...

Standard Life has appointed Chris Hudson to the newly created role of managing director of retail intermediary.  In this new role he will be responsible for expanding Standard Life’s intermediary adviser channel....

Pension funds are increasingly looking towards frontier markets for diversification according to new research. This survey of European pension funds, institutional investors and wealth managers found that the majority  (85 per cent)...

Pension scheme trustees need to prepare for rising cyber-crime according to new industry warnings. Recent research by RSM UK shows that despite a significant  increase in the number of these attacks, the...

Europe’s largest asset manager Amundi has signed a new mandate to manage derivative contracts for Nest. Nest is the UK’s largest master trust, in terms of member numbers, and now has than...

Goverment plans to boost DC investment into illiquids could add to scheme costs without delivering benefits to members, according to a leading pension consultant.  In its response to the government consultation on...

The regulator’s drive to consolidate the DC sector is making progress. Whether that progress is fast enough for the pensions minister will depend on the decisions made by employers, trustees and pension...

Trustees and pension scheme administrators should start preparing now for new regulations designed to reduce pension fraud. New measures designed to prevent pension fraud will come into effect in June 2022. On...

SPONSORED CONTENT Our four-step guide to new pension consolidation rules From 31 December 2021, new regulations come into force which require DC schemes to carry out extended value-for money assessments and report back on whether consolidation...