Pensions minister Guy Opperman MP has urged employers and their advisers to look beyond price and consider the overall value the pension provider they choose delivers. Writing in the foreword to Corporate...
Nest has extended the number of third parties providers it uses to supply data on environmental, societal and governance (ESG) factors. The UK’s largest master trust provider will now source data from...
Aegon has promoted Linda Whorlow to the new role of managing director of its workplace business. In this role she will be responsible for developing strategy and leading the sales and distribution...
The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) has published a new guide for trustees to ensure schemes comply with new environmental, social and governance (ESG) requirements coming into force at the start of...
Nest, the UK’s largest master trust pension, has confirmed it will disinvest from all tobacco stocks over the next two years. It currently has a £40m exposure to this industry through its...
An as yet unnamed new-to-market master trust has applied for authorisation, bringing the total of pending applications up to 33, the Pensions Regulator (TPR) has confirmed. The announcement has fuelled rumours that...
The Pensions Regulator has proved itself to be a flexible regulator, at least when it comes to the onerous area of master trust authorisation. Master trusts had been given until 31 March 2019...
While there is no doubt that the pensions dashboards project has much to offer in terms of consumer benefit, the rate of progress has been painful. Positive though the recent DWP update...
Ascot Lloyd is the latest master trust provider to confirm that it is exiting the sector. The provider confirmed that it will be winding down the scheme. It said trustees are at...
The master trust sector is set for a seismic shift, with consolidation predicted to surge once the dust settles on the post- authorisation landscape as employers find new homes for their workplace...
