Master Trusts

The Aviva Master Trust has exceeded £15bn of assets under management, as pension schemes continue to scale upwards. The master trust is now used by more than 550 employers,  looking after the...

NatWest Group has instructed advisers to push the sale of NatWest Cushon, the company in which it holds an 85 per cent stake, according to media reports. Sky News has cited ‘City...

Standard Life’s app has been ranked the best in the DC master trust sector in a report that ranks the UK, performance and execution of providers’ tech propositions. The report, from BehindLogin,...

Private market asset managers with deep links to the UK pensions sector are generating strong returns from European football clubs. A report from Pitchbook, a Morningstar company, reveals that Nottingham Forest are...

LifeSight has been appointed as the full master trust provider for advanced electronics provider Emerson.  LifeSight already offered drawdown solution to the company, but is now the master trust provider for all...

The workplace pensions market has now had a month to fully digest the implications of the Mansion House Accord. The Accord doubles the targeted private markets allocation compared with the Mansion House...

The past few months have ushered in a whirlwind of proposals aimed at energising the pensions market. There’s real momentum building: a data-first future looms, promising greater member value and a frictionless...

Introduced in June, the Pension Schemes Bill represents the most significant reform of UK workplace pensions since automatic enrolment. It charts a path toward a more consolidated, transparent, and outcome-driven system —...

Our latest DC research with UK pension savers underscores how deep the fault line from the housing crisis goes.  With homeownership slipping further out of reach and rental prices climbing, a new...

The Government has revived the ‘landmark’ Pensions Commission — the body responsible for creating auto-enrolment for pensions in the workplace.  This relaunched commission will address issues of retirement adequacy. Advisers are positive...