Master Trusts

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...

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...