Master Trusts

WTW has confirmed it will acquire Cushon from NatWest Group for an undisclosed sum.  Cushon will run as a separate master trust from WTW’s LifeSight master trust, with the former focused on...

Smart Pension has completed the £650m transfer of assets from Options Workplace Pension Trust, bringing its total AUM to just over £9.3bn. This is one of the largest master trust to master...

Targeted communication can lead to a significant increase in members engaging with guidance tools and a “meaningful” 50 per cent reduction in retirement shortfalls, according to L&G.  These were among the headline...

Professional trustees are concerned that their role will be undermined by Government pension reforms, with specific concerns about reserve powers to direct DC investment decisions.  In a panel debate at Corporate Adviser’s...

WTW is poised to buy the workplace pension provider Cushon, according to latest reports. Sky News is reporting that WTW is the front-runner to buy the master trust provider from NatWest after...

As the UK defined contribution (DC) market matures, focus is increasingly shifting from accumulation to decumulation, in particular, how members draw down their savings in retirement. Since pension freedoms opened the door...

The UK is uniquely placed to spearhead faith-based pensions, not as niche offerings but as part of a broader shift toward value-driven retirement solutions that embed ethical and sustainable principles into the...

Government plans to speed up consolidation and push private markets into DC are moving faster than the system can safely support. That was the dominant sentiment during a panel discussion at the...

The future of ESG within the pension industry is “genuinely in doubt” due to a political backlash in the US, according to former pensions minister and consultant Guy Opperman. This stark warning...

People’s Pension has altered the investment strategy of its pre-retirement glide path to reduce exposure to cash, gilts and other sovereign bonds.  The master trust says these changes are designed to boost...