The government will publish a consultation on unlocking capital from defined contribution (DC) pension schemes in the Autumn Statement, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt confirmed today in his Budget speech. Citing the government-supported bail-out...
Tax-free cash will not be given assets above the current £1,073,100 lifetime allowance, for the first time breaking the principal that 25 per cent of all pension assets can be paid out...
The runners and riders for the provider categories of the Corporate Adviser Awards 2022 have been announced (see below), as the countdown to the awards ceremony on Thursday 29th June begins. Providers...
Standard Life has won 76 new workplace pension schemes over the last year, helping boost profits at its parent company Phoenix Group. Phoenix’s annual report and accounts revealed it has been buoyant...
The golden years of 30 per cent returns may be over, but there is still a lot to attract UK DC pension schemes to infrastructure investments says Frédéric Blanc-Brude, director at EDHECinfra,...
We are now over a decade on from auto enrolment in the UK. In many respects, it has been a resounding success. Nearly 9 in 10 eligible employees now save into workplace...
Conservative MP Anthony Browne has brought a Ten-Minute Rule Bill in Parliament today, proposing that employees be given the right to choose their own pension plan and have their employer pay into...
This year’s Corporate Adviser Awards looks set to be another prestigious event, showcasing innovation across the industry and celebrating talent in the advisory community. Award winners from last year’s event said that...
According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, if we heat our planet by 1.5°C, we will lose 70% of the world’s coral reefs. At 2°C or more, the pathway many scientists...
We keep hearing about biodiversity and the Taskforce on Nature-based Financial Disclosure (TNFD). Why do they matter to DC pensions? The pensions industry has spent a lot of energy focusing on climate...
