Master Trusts

The Pensions Regulator has confirmed that 15 master trusts have now received authorisation.  The latest three schemes to be authorised are the National Pension Trust, the Aon Master Trust and the SEI...

Nest is the latest pension provider to join the Star initiative, an industry-wide group aimed at driving up standards in the pension industry, and reducing transfer times.  This ABI-hosted pensions working group...

The Aon MasterTrust has received authorisation from The Pensions Regulator, making it the 13thprovider to receive authorisation. The master trust is expected to appear on The Pensions Regulator’s list of approved master...

Industry-Wide Defined Contribution Section, the DC master trust of the Railways Pension Scheme, is the latest scheme to receive authorisation, TPR has confirmed. The announcement brings the number of authorised schemes to...

Aviva has seen a 50 per cent increase in enquiries from unbundled workplace pension schemes considering moving to a bundled provider. The provider says that unbundled to bundled enquiries are up by...

Mercer is the latest master trust to receive authorisation from The Pensions Regulator. This brings the total number of authorised master trusts to 11, with up to 30 applications still pending. Other authorised...

The Pensions Regulator has authorised the master trusts run by Standard Life, Fidelity and The Pensions Trust (also known as TPT Retirement Solutions). Standard Life has two master trusts — the DC...

Aviva has launched workplace pension default investment strategy that incorporates ethical and ESG (environmental, social and governance) considerations, based solely on its Stewardship funds. Called the ‘Stewardship lifestyle strategy’, the strategy has...

It will be several months before the Pension Regulator announces the final list of authorised master trusts. But this ongoing process is already driving significant change within the sector. Technology will play...

The proposals were contained in the trade body’s “2025 Vision” paper, which outlined three key areas of development to meet the changing needs of investors.  This included plans for a new fund...