Master Trusts

There’s a great Vietnam war movie called ‘We Were Soldiers’. Mel Gibson plays the commanding officer who states: “I will be the first to set foot on the field. I will be...

Real estate and emerging market government debt have both been introduced to Scottish Widows’ pension defaults following a strategic review of its asset allocation strategies that also sees currency hedging introduced. The...

The role of the trustee is under unprecedented scrutiny with huge pressure and demands for change in the way schemes are run emanating from The Pensions Regulator. Single employer trust-based schemes have seen...

Richard Curtis, co-founder of Comic Relief, screenwriter and film director, has been joined today by Mark Carney and Nest CEO Helen Dean to launch a campaign to get pension investors to commit...

Andy Curran is leaving his role as MD, corporate at Aviva UK to take a senior role in savings and retirement at Phoenix Group. Curran takes the role of CEO savings and...

Workplace savings platform Smarterly, which recently bought the Salvus Master Trust, is changing its name to Cushon. Smarterly says the rebrand aims to reflect the core values of the provider, which is...

CLICK TO DOWNLOAD A PDF OF THE ROUND TABLE SUPPLEMENT   The Covid-19 crisis and subsequent economic fallout has underlined the importance of communication and member engagement in the pensions market. But...

CLICK TO DOWNLOAD A PDF OF THE ROUND TABLE SUPPLEMENT   The Covid-19 pandemic has presented many operational challenges for consultants and providers in the DC pensions market. However it has also...

As employers act to meet the practical, emotional and mental wellbeing needs of their employees during the coronavirus pandemic, the financial wellness of their employees should not be forgotten. No one in...

The Job Retention Scheme (JRS) has provided grants for more than 8 million employees with the Government funding 80 per cent of wages, associated employer national insurance costs and auto enrolment pension...