Most pension experts agree that in an ideal world, exposure to illiquid investments would be good for defined contribution (DC) schemes, boosting returns over the long term, while adding diversification and reducing...
SPONSORED COMMENT Many DC schemes are searching for ways to offer their members access to illiquid asset classes, but they face a number of hurdles to get there. So just how much...
With potentially better-than-stock market long-term returns for a fraction of the volatility, it’s not surprising that the question of introducing illiquids into defined contribution (DC) scheme is such a recurring theme. But the...
LifeSight master trust will invest almost $1bn (£734m) into a new climate transition index fund, which aims to rate individual companies on their ability to shift towards a low carbon economy. This fund...
TPT Retirement Solutions will be investing £54m from its default fund into into private equity. For investors at the growth stage, this means that 3.5 per cent of their funds are invested...
The Chancellor has announced plans to address the ‘net pay anomaly’ which has seen many low-paid workers miss out on tax relief on their workplace pension contributions. However, pension experts have criticised...
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a consultation on reforming the charge cap on DC workplace pensions in today’s Budget. This charge cap is currently set at 0.75 per cent. In his budget...
Pensions dashboards are on target to launch in 2023, according to the latest progress report. The Pension Dashboard Programme (PDP) confirmed that the main focus of its work over the past six...
Ahead of the COP26 climate change conference next week, Smart Pension has confirmed that 70 per cent of its master trust default fund is now in invested in portfolios that meet strict...
Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) has pointed the finger at defined benefit schemes for being behind the curve on climate transition. The asset managers says that the typical DB scheme is...
