Steve Webb, pensions minister The simplification of the state pension system and reduction in means-testing is something that pension professionals see as a hugely worthwhile goal. While it looks as though there...
Fiona Dunsire, CEO, Mercer Adapting the business to a changing market is the top priority for Mercer’s new UK chief executive and market leader Fiona Dunsire. Succeeding outgoing CEO Alan Whalley in...
Jon Dixon, corporate advice manager, AWD Chase de Vere, says rather than put the cost burden of implementation on employees, pensions advisers should come up with more cost-effective solutions to enable...
The funds are offered through the provider’s Aegon Retirement Choices (ARC) platform.The ARC default fund is a risk targeted diversified fund run by BlackRock that has active risk management built in.Aegon says...
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The Investment Management Association’s proposal for a new system to highlight the impact of costs on the performance of an investment fund has been broadly welcomed, although some advisers are sceptical about...
A Government campaign promising millions of workers a pension of their own for the first time should be reported for investigation to the Advertising Standards Authority.Employees already get an attractive pension on...
Last month the Work and Pensions Select Committee published a report calling for Nest’s contribution restrictions to be lifted now. A spokesperson for the DWP select committee says: “Our very strong view,...
The government has done a lot for those with short contribution records, including a large number of women. And anyone in a defined benefit scheme is doing very well out of the...
A few people in the industry have suggested I go easy on the issue of the single tier pension. It will damage auto-enrolment if we get a big stink about how much...
