Just 1 per cent of DB transfers end up being moved to workplace pensions, despite the FCA now requiring advisers to benchmark funds’ proposed destination against a low-cost workplace pension option. The...
Cushon has launched what it describes as the world’s first net zero pension, using carbon offsetting to offset what it calculates are 23 tonnes a year of CO2 generated by the typical...
Colin Williams is leaving his role as Aviva's MD of workplace savings & retirement and financial advice to join Phoenix in a move that sees him reunited with former Aviva colleagues Andy...
Aegon has announced its intention to achieve net zero carbon emissions across its default pension fund ranges by 2050 and is exploring whether it can halve them in the next decade. The...
Three quarters of retirees are on course to run out of money in their retirement because pension freedoms have compelled people to put together their own retirement solutions, a report from the...
Concerns over market volatility and retirement have risen during Covid-19, making them the two issues clients are most likely to raise with financial advisers, according to research from Standard Life. Two-thirds of...
A new steering group has been launched by pension funds and investment managers to improve the way the industry conducts stewardship. The steering group is a joint initiative between the Investment Association...
Transaction costs will remain excluded from the charge cap and administration charges will be banned for pots under £100, the Government has confirmed. Its Review of the Default Fund Charge Cap and...
Millions of people risk running out of money in retirement as a result of pension freedoms according to new research. An ongoing study undertaken by The People’s Pension and asset manager State...
Savers paid 11 per cent less into workplace DC schemes last year as the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic hit, according to the latest ONS data. The figures show that employee...
