The industry should be confident that productive finance proposals designed to get DC schemes investing in less liquid assets will happen, unlike some other planned reforms of the pension industry. Alan Mankikar,...
Each year pension savers are losing an estimated £700m by taking tax free cash too early, according to the latest research from LGIM. This is 300 times more a year than the...
Customers continue to express a strong interest in ESG issues, but ultimately financial return is their top priority, with one in five refusing to participate in sustainability if it jeopardises their return,...
The Pensions Regulator urged consultants and providers to respond to its current discussion paper on how the DC sector can deliver and measure value for money for members. Speaking at Corporate Adviser’s...
Three facets of the Australian superannuation fascinate UK policymakers as the UK’s auto enrolment begins to mature, master trusts become the only game in town and ‘green’ is flashing for action. First,...
Over the next three years Scottish Widows will invest betwen £20bn and £25bn in companies that are pro-actively tackling climate change. The pensions and investment company says this includes at least £1bn...
At-retirement functionality is extremely varied and decumulation product innovation and support is in its infancy, a report from Corporate Adviser Intelligence into workplace pension providers reveals. (DOWNLOAD THE REPORT HERE). The report...
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...
