Master Trusts

Until recently most of us have looked at life as being divided into three distinct phases: education, work and retirement. Today, we are living longer, and often healthier lives, with the likelihood...

For the past 19 years we’ve been reporting on women’s financial resilience in our industry-leading Women and Retirement Report. Over that time, we’ve highlighted the gender pension gap and how much worse...

Jit Parekh has joined Aon as a partner in its UK defined contribution (DC) team. Parekh joins from Schroders Solutions, where he initially headed the DC team and was responsible for both...

Now Pensions has appointed Fiona Matthews to its trustee board. Matthews has worked across the pensions industry for more than 25 years, and  set up LifeSight, Willis Towers Watson’s master trust. She...

What is meant by a Just Transition? When we talk about sustainable development, or the journey to net zero, the focus is invariably on the future. We want to ensure that actions...

At Scottish Widows, we are proud of our signatory status to the Financial Reporting Council’s (FRC) 2020 Stewardship Code. Our approach supports our climate action plan designed within the Paris Aligned Investment...

The huge expansion of pensions under auto-enrolment has created a far more diverse membership base — and regulation is only starting to catch up.  Describing the shift, Aviva head of savings and...

Stakeholders from across the pensions industry and beyond have collaborated on a Guide to Net Zero Pathways for pension schemes seeking to reduce their carbon footprint in a sustainable manner, published this...

Aviva has appointed Louise Williamson to be head of its master trust with immediate effect.  Williamson was previously head of governance for Smart Pension and has also worked  for LifeSight, the master...

Cushon has appointed Ellen Louw to be its new chief financial officer.  The appointment comes at a time of growth for the master trust provider, following its acquisition by NatWest Group earlier...