Master Trusts

Cushon has launched a new investment strategy that has a 15 per cent allocation to private markets through Schroders, the biggest in the master trust sector, it says. The provider says its...

The Financial Conduct Authority has opened the door to wider DC investment in illiquid assets by setting out a new regulatory regime for long term asset funds.  In order to facilitate this...

Trust-based pension schemes will be required to publish their net-zero credentials under new metrics that will enable greater comparability of decarbonisation strategies. Published today ahead of next month’s COP26 conference in Glasgow,...

More than one in three DC savers at retirement planning age are unaware they can make tax-free withdrawals from their pension, according to research from Hymans Robertson. This survey showed there was...

Pension firms need to change the way they communicate with older millennials and ‘Generation X-ers’ to boost pension savings according to new Nest Insight research. More positive and empathetic communications that highlighted...

Despite the regulatory burden being lessened in recent months, the appeal of private debt to defined contribution (DC) master trusts in the UK is still limited. In the US, the model is...

Roger Breeden will be a new independent trustee on the Fidelity International Master Trust board. His appointment expand the current board and is in response to the growing size of the master...

The revolution in the master trust sector has continued its seemingly relentless progress despite the pandemic.  The big drivers remain political and regulatory pressure to improve standards and offer better value for...

The pensions industry has given a stark warning to politicians that current plans to increase the age at which people can access their retirement funds will “bake in complexity” to pension rules...

More than one in four adults (26 per cent) now have at least one pension pot of less than £5,000, as the problem of small pots across the pensions industry continues to...