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Aegon UK is introducing a 30 per cent ESG portion to its workplace default funds as part of its net zero carbon transition strategy. The provider is partnering with HSBC Global Asset...

The Government has confirmed that it will keep the auto-enrolment earnings threshold at £10,000 and will not remove the lower earnings limit at this stage. It says this represents a real terms...

The Pension Schemes Bill passed through Parliament today but may not come fully into effect until well into 2022, say industry experts. The final Parliamentary stage of the Pension Schemes Bill was...

The FCA will review the advice of 254 firms that gave advice to British Steel pension scheme members, as it reveals figures showing a declining number of transfers taking place and fewer...

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...