The UK’s lack of a unique identifier number is draining resources of administrators and holding back the transferring and consolidation of pension pots, a report from the Pensions Policy Institute (PPI) has...
The largest master trusts in the market continue to grow at an exponential pace with L&G today confirming its flagship trust now has more than £12bn assets under management. This makes it...
HSBC is being pressed to publish its plans to transition itself into a net zero bank by 2050 through a resolution from fifteen institutional investors with a combined US$ 2.4 trillion in...
Asset managers including BlackRock and Vanguard have been criticised for their voting record on racial equity, workforce issues, pay disparities, and civil rights issues in the US in a new shareholder activism...
Prepare for a ‘building back better’ budget With the Budget in March and Covid-19 cases still on the rise, the Chancellor is expected to remain focused on laying out his plans for protecting jobs and providing...
Helen Dean, CEO of Nest, has today been awarded a CBE for services to pension saving. Dean, who started her career in the benefits office of Peckham, became one of the architects...
'Embrace technology or be left behind’. It is a phrase intermediaries often hear when digital services are rolled out by incumbent providers or new market disrupters. But it is worth reflecting that every...
Just 15 out of 102 shareholder resolutions on climate and social issues received majority support from asset managers in the past year, according to ShareAction, with Climate Action 100+ members’ support ranging...
The Department for Work and Pensions and the Pensions Regulator have made clear that they want to see many workplace pensions consolidate. It may not – quite - be one size fits all,...
Saver inertia means scheme led consolidation solutions will be needed to tackle the small pots challenge because member-led solutions will only be used by a minority, according to a report from the...
