Investment

The emphasis on value for money in workplace pensions is arguably the next stage of evolution for the sector, representing something of a refinement compared with the blunter instrument of price caps,...

Over 50 per cent of UK pension funds now hold some form of impact investing, with nine out of 10 of these schemes looking to make these impact investments in the UK...

Abrdn and XPS Pensions Group will launch a new DB pensions master trust in the second quarter of 2022. Abrdn has formed a strategic alliance with XPS Pensions Group. The asset manager...

Carbon credits are here to stay, that much was made certain at COP26 when the agreement on carbon markets was reached. This change to the agreement, known as Article 6, in practical...

How are net-zero commitments changing the workplace pensions landscape? Over the past 12 months there has been a significant increase in the number of companies making a commitment to be net zero...

Pension funding level have remained resilient over the past month, despite the crisis in Ukraine causing disruption and volatility across global markets. XPS’s DB UK funding tracker shows that total scheme assets...

DC pension scheme trustees should talk to advisers to ensure their investments align with sanctions announced by the UK government and to manage market volatility caused by the Ukraine/Russia conflict says The...

Standard Life is partnering with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in a major new joint research initiative to develop new thinking on retirement income and supporting the needs of...

Only 15 per cent of schemes monitor performance against what returns are needed to deliver adequate outcomes for members, and just 28 per cent think about diversity equity and inclusion principles when...

SPONSORED COMMENT In 2021, numerous pension advertisements were circulated, encouraging the consolidation of pension pots into retail schemes to ‘help make savers’ lives easier’.  For industry professionals, this raises the question of...