Royal Mail’s eagerly anticipated collective defined contribution (CDC) pension scheme, developed in collaboration with the Communication Workers Union (CWU), launches today. But its rollout has sparked ongoing discussions regarding the intricacies of...
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is reported to have ‘stepped back' on plans to scrap higher rate tax relief on pension contributions. There had been significant speculation that Reeves might target pension funds in...
The Broadstone Sirius Index's September update reports that its 50 per cent hedged pension scheme reached full funding at 100.3 per cent, up from 99.6 per cent in August. The fully hedged...
Pension SuperHaven, the DC-to-DB decumulation solution that offers to beat annuity returns and deliver potential bonuses if markets deliver, is hoping to launch in Q4 this year. But Henry Tapper, a director...
PIB Employee Benefits, the most recent winner of the Firm of the Year award at the 2024 Corporate Adviser Awards, has in recent years gone through a period of rapid expansion. For...
The ETF market has grown significantly in recent decades, particularly in the US and Europe, both in terms of the volume of money invested and the number of products available. On the...
As the investment landscape evolves, defined contribution (DC) pension schemes are exploring new avenues to enhance returns, diversify and manage risk. Among the tools garnering attention are exchange-traded funds (ETFs), the diversity...
SEI has appointed Priti Ruparelia to the SEI master trust board of directors. Ruparelia will join the master trust investment sub-committee. She is the trustee director and head of defined contribution at...
Leading consultants remain sceptical about whether decumulation-only CDC or transferring DC pots into defined benefit arrangements will be effective solutions to the current decumulation challenge. At a panel event at the Corporate...
The majority of defined contribution pension savers will face lower retirement incomes than expected in the next five years, with this trend peaking in the early 2040s. Phoenix Insights' latest report, "Tomorrow’s...
