Master Trusts

WTW is poised to buy the workplace pension provider Cushon, according to latest reports. Sky News is reporting that WTW is the front-runner to buy the master trust provider from NatWest after...

As the UK defined contribution (DC) market matures, focus is increasingly shifting from accumulation to decumulation, in particular, how members draw down their savings in retirement. Since pension freedoms opened the door...

The UK is uniquely placed to spearhead faith-based pensions, not as niche offerings but as part of a broader shift toward value-driven retirement solutions that embed ethical and sustainable principles into the...

Government plans to speed up consolidation and push private markets into DC are moving faster than the system can safely support. That was the dominant sentiment during a panel discussion at the...

The future of ESG within the pension industry is “genuinely in doubt” due to a political backlash in the US, according to former pensions minister and consultant Guy Opperman. This stark warning...

People’s Pension has altered the investment strategy of its pre-retirement glide path to reduce exposure to cash, gilts and other sovereign bonds.  The master trust says these changes are designed to boost...

As the Pension Schemes Bill winds its way through Parliament, pension providers and corporate advisers are adapting to this new legislative context, which has coincided with a shift in the industry’s approach...

Private markets are being rapidly incorporated into DC strategies, with this shift being accelerated by the Mansion House Accord. This will see most multi-employer workplace pension providers allocate at least 10 per...

There is growing awareness of climate policy advocacy among the UK’s largest master trusts, but further action is required to help meet net zero goals, according to new analysis by LCP.  LCP...

TPT Retirement Solutions has appointed Kim Nash, Venetia Trayhurn and Alison Hatcher to the board of trustees for its proposed multi-employer collective defined contribution (CDC) scheme. Nash, professional trustee and managing director...