With successful players likely to be those with scale, capital, deep behavioural insights and strong brands, surely the fast-growing DC sector is a fertile opportunity for a global bank. That was the...
The government has two over-riding priorities for the occupational DC market in the year ahead: encouraging more investment into ‘productive finance’, and accelerating consolidation, particularly among smaller pension schemes. Speaking at the...
Smart Pension has received £165m in funding from asset manager DWS, who have acquired a minority stake in the firm. This announcement follows news that Chrysalis Investments has also recently invested £75m...
Challenges remain for pension schemes in the transition towards net zero, despite consensus across the industry that this is a right way to progress. Debating some of the potential pitfalls ahead at...
Demand for GPP schemes in workplace pensions has “stabilised”, after commission driven sales a decade ago, but these still remain popular options despite the rapid growth of master trusts. Debating the priorities...
Independent Governance Committees (IGCs) will be required to tell employers they should consider alternative providers if they believe the home provider is not giving them value for money (VFM), under new FCA...
The Government should continue to support the development of green gilts to mitigate the risk of a green asset bubble as big-scale investors move assets to net-zero strategies, says an influential committee...
CLICK HERE TO GET YOUR COPY Promoting diversity and ensuring an inclusive workplace culture is good people management for organisations of all types, in all industries. When it comes to organisations operating in the defined contribution (DC)...
Trustees should actively consider how to increase investment in less liquid assets and pension consultants should endorse their efforts to do so and integrate allocations to less liquid assets into their recommendations,...
A third of women are withdrawing 25 per cent of their pension at age 55, with nearly one in three putting the money into very low interest savings accounts, according to a...
