Master Trusts

The Department of Work and Pensions has launched a review of the charge cap on auto enrolment default pension funds. The government department is calling for evidence from the industry and seeking...

Aegon is rolling out a new version of its Member Insights tool for master trust and GPP clients that facilitates behaviourally-driven targeted emails to different groups of members. The provider’s dynamic governance...

Globally, experts are concerned many people could be sleepwalking into retirement poverty. The World Economic Forum highlighted that the gap between what people save and what is needed for an adequate standard...

IFM Investors, the Australian investment manager specialising in illiquid investments for not-for-profit pension funds, has appointed  Gregg McClymont as executive director, public affairs (UK), as part of its push into European markets....

Eight of 10 advisers think that an ESG-tilted portfolio will outperform over the next 25 years, when compared an equivalent non-ESG portfolio.  This survey was conducted among attendees at a recent virtual...

A senior Conservative peer has tabled an amendment to the Pensions Bill that would make the establishment of a pensions dashboard mandatory. Lord Young of Cookham, who held various senior ministerial posts...

SEI Master Trust - one of the first master trust providers in the UK - has joined the Origo Transfer Service.  This transfer service provides automated transfers of pensions, Isas and general...

Infrastructure, high-yield and emerging market debt and private equity are the three asset classes that can best replace the income that income-seeking investors have been deriving from dwindling dividends, according to a...

The number of Covid-19 scams is rising, with losses arising from these frauds now topping £5m. The latest figures from Action Fraud show that there have been over 2,000 cases reported since...

JP Morgan has expanded its global sustainable investing team with four new appointments. Carlos Varela has been appointed global strategist for sustainable investing after 22 years with JPMAM. He was most recently head...