Master Trusts

Cardano, the provider behind the Now: Pensions master trust, has appointed LifeSight's David Bird as head of DC platform and Stefan Lundbergh as head of DC design. In his new role, Bird, who...

As you read this, we will be entering the third month of a crisis that none of us could have anticipated when we ushered in 2020. In every way possible, the COVID-19...

Aviva Master Trust has appointed Elizabeth Renshaw-Ames as its new chair of the board of trustees.  The previous chair, Colin Richardson, will remain as a trustee. Aviva also announced is has also appointed...

Fintech pensions company Smart has launched a strategic partnership with asset management firm Natixis Investment Management, in order to help it launch its workplace pension proposition in the US and Australia. Natixis...

Trustees diverting contributions into alternatives to closed property funds may be breaching legislation by unintentionally creating default arrangements that should be subject to the charge cap, The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has warned....

DC pension savers are already seeing “encouraging signs of recovery” in their retirement savings, as stock markets recover, according to data from pension consultants. The Hymans Robertson Member Outcomes Tracker shows many...

Almost three out of four women aged 40 or over want their pension funds to divest from companies with poor pay practices, according to a new survey.  The survey by Legal and...

The Pensions Regulator has warned trustees they must prioritise transfers between DC schemes during the Covid-19 pandemic. In an update to its Covid-19 guidance, the regulator also emphasised the role trustees have...

Fintech pensions provider Smart has made two new appointments to its board of directors.  Stephen Morana, who was previously chief finance office at both Zoopla and Betfair, joins as an independent non...

Almost nine out of 10 large employers said they had recently reviewed their pensions strategy, or were planning to do so within the next 12 months according to new research by Capita....