Lisa Mundy has been appointed as the BESTrustee representative on the Mercer Master Trust board. In this role, Mundy will lead the administration and communications sub-committee. Mundy has 28 years of experience in...
The People’s Pension has added an annual member charge in a move it says is designed to make it fairer and futureproofed against the ongoing impact of Covid-19. B&CE, the provider that...
The government has responded to high profile corporate failures such as BHS and Carillion by tabling new legislation to bolster The Pensions Regulator’s powers and discourage corporate and individual behaviours that may...
Smarterly, the workplace savings fintech, has acquired Salvus Master Trust for an undisclosed sum. The deal is the first acquisition of an authorised master trust following The Pension Regulator’s master trust authorisation...
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The Department of Work & Pensions has withdrawn the planned 10 per cent increase in the general levy, due to take effect this April.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...
