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As a tool, currency hedging can form an important part of a defined contribution (DC) scheme’s overall approach to risk management. Yet, in the past, not all schemes have deployed hedging, with cost...

The Department of Work & Pensions has withdrawn the planned 10 per cent increase in the general levy, due to take effect this April. This levy is applied on all occupational and...

Diversity for trustee boards has been on the Pensions Regulator’s (TPR) agenda for quite some time. There is now more focus for trustee boards to become more diverse and representative of their...

Former pensions minister Steve Webb called for the Treasury to relax rules which could act as a barrier to people seeking to rebuild their pensions when the current Covid-19 crisis is over....

The Pensions Regulator is suspending regulatory initiatives but says employers must continue contributing into pension schemes, as the Government puts the UK on lockdown. The regulator says DB benefits will need to...

Number one for new business is a daunting target in the highly competitive world of workplace pensions. Four years in to his tenure as Scottish Widows chief executive Antonio Lorenzo believes he will...

The Pensions Regulator declined to comment on whether discussions were taking place about the possibility of firms taking a pension holiday to help ease financial burdens during the coronavirus pandemic. However TPR...

Aon has warned trustees that they need to get to grips with virtual meetings to ensure business continuity for pension schemes during this period of upheaval. With coronavirus causing serious health problems...

Why is there so much focus on ESG at the moment? ESG has definitely passed a tipping point over the last 12 months, with everyone talking about it now and lots of...

The Pensions Climate Risk Industry Group (PCRIG) has launched a consultation on the new guidance it is publishing for  trustees. This guide is designed to help trustees meet existing legal obligations, when it...