Aegon strengthens net zero commitments
More than £10bn is now invested in ESG strategies through Aegon’s workplace default funds, according to the company’s latest figures. Aegon says its TargetPLan LifePath default funds now have 75 per cent...
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350 trustees responsible for more than £400bn of pension assets
Almost half of UK pension schemes now employ a professional trustee, with one in three doing so under a professional corporate sole trustee (PCST) arrangement according to new data from LCP. It’s...
Gallagher deal to buy Willis brokers off after ‘mega-merger’ collapse
Arthur J Gallagher has confirmed that a deal to buy Willis Towers Watson’s retail brokerage operation and reinsurance assets will not go ahead, following the termination of the Aon and WTW merger...
Fidelity appoints new head of workplace investing distribution
Fidelity International has appointed Jenny Segal as global head of workplace investing distribution. Segal joins from AMG where she was head of European distribution and global head of consultants. Segal is a...
Pandemic easing leads to recovery in dividend payments
There has been a dramatic recovery in UK dividends over the second quarter of this year, with payment up 51.2 per cent according to figures from Link Group. This comes after a...
Smart appoints former Mercer DC investment head
Smart Pension has appointed former Mercer DC investment strategist James Lawrence as head of investment proposition. Lawrence will develop and lead investment strategy for the Smart Pension Master Trust, which has £1.8bn...
Cloud8: Bridging the benefits gap for 12 million UK SME employees
SPONSORED CONTENT Cloud8, the digital employee benefits platform provider, has launched BRIDGE - a new provider panel available to all subscribers to the company’s BEAM at Work™ platform. Still in its infancy,...
Opperman backs CDC for decumulation and master trust as draft rules published
The government says it will legislate to facilitate master trust and decumulation-only collective DC (CDC) schemes as it today publishes draft rules for single employer and connected multi-employer arrangements. Pensions minister Guy Opperman...
HSBC Master Trust appoints head of distribution
James Fouracre has been appointed head of distribution for the HSBC Master Trust. The master trust, which was authorised in 2019, is offered by HSBC Retirement Services Limited (HRSL), part of HSBC...
Widespread ignorance of pension access changes
Seven out of 10 adults are unaware that the age at which they can access their pension will increase in the near future. From 2028 savers will have to be 57 before...
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