HS Administrative Services has acquired Ascot Lloyd’s third-party administration book. Liverpool-based HS Admin is a long-established third-party administration specialist, offering administration, consulting and employee benefit services to defined benefit, defined contribution and other...
Trustees of pension schemes with assets over £5bn will have to meet new governance requirements from 1 October 2021, with Task force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) reporting required within seven months thereafter....
New research aims to identify the barriers that prevent DC schemes accessing private markets and other illiquid investments. The research was carried out by the Pensions Policy Institute among a range of...
DC master trust default funds have recovered faster than expected after the initial Covid crash according to analysis by Hymans Roberston. The value of investments have increased significantly over the last 12...
Only a quarter of pension trustee boards are independently reviewing their scheme’s governance, despite this being proposed in forthcoming regulation from The Pensions Regulator. A report, by Willis Towers Watson suggests the...
Nest is now offering a new bulk transfer solution for UK employers who are looking to transfer their workplace pension. Nest has designed a model project management plan to guide customisation of...
Aegon has now shifted over £5bn of its workplace default funds into ESG strategies, with plans to transition a further £3.5bn into these strategies by the end of June. This move follows...
The $50trillion cost of climate transition is ‘the biggest commercial opportunity of our time’, said former Bank of England governor Mark Carney, speaking at a Make My Money Matter conference this week....
The challenges for retirees have seldom been greater. Unlike the days when purchasing an annuity was commonplace for defined contribution (DC) savers, and many could rely on a defined benefit (DB) pension for...
In-scheme drawdown is being offered to 1.5 million Standard Life pension savers as the facility is rolled out through its Group Flexible Retirement Plan (GFRP) and Group Self-Invested Personal Pension (GSIPP) scheme...
