Investment

Many trustees are unsure whether new  rules aimed at preventing pension scams will be effective, according to a new survey. Specialist pension law firm Sacker & Partners found that while half of...

Real assets can help portfolio managers diversify, but there remain among leading pension investors, some debate about the exact diversifying characteristics these assets hold, according to a new white paper from Camradata. ...

Ten years on from the introduction of automatic enrolment, more Brits than ever are saving for retirement – with an additional £28 billion saved in 2020 compared to 2012. As well as...

The government has failed to set out a timetable to implement key recommendations on improving auto-enrolment that were first made in a DWP report in 2017. This report recommended enrolling workers from...

Pension default fund returns rank 20th out of 27 different investor types over 10 years, with returns lower than the return from the average global passive fund, according to research from AJ...

Standard Life is to start switching its existing workplace default funds into more sustainable investment strategies. This process, which will phased in over 2022, will see changes made to the pension funds...

Traditional messages around not saving enough for retirement are not working, and the industry needs to find new ways to engage people, according to Cushon head of workplace savings Danny Meehan. Meehan...

A simplified advice regime could leave advisers and providers open to future mis-selling claims, and may not solve the problems in the at-retirement market, warned  Syndaxi Financial Planning director Robert Reid. One...

People want to know how their pension affects the world on a social and non-financial level and do not just want to focus on their financial performance, according to Scottish Widows master...

The effects of climate change are becoming more palpable, and various stakeholders – including non-governmental organisations, investors, and communities – are increasingly turning towards climate litigation. Consequently, the number of climate change-related...