Pensions

The conversation has evolved over the last few years – shifting from “should we?” to “how do we do this well?” – and increasingly towards the role private assets could play beyond...

How important is scale when it comes to DC investment into private markets?  Scale is critical to enable  better outcomes. At smaller sizes, private markets exposure is often constrained to pooled or...

A pay gap report from retirement fund Nest has found reductions in gender and ethnicity pay gaps year on year, although striking differences remain. The median gender pay gap within Nest’s workforce...

Research by Hargreaves Lansdown has shown that less than half of Brits (47 per cent) know that their pension pot is invested. A further 23 per cent claimed that they were unsure...

Around a third of consumers are using artificial intelligence for pensions and investments advice, according to a comprehensive report into the impact of artificial intelligence in financial services, conducted by the Financial...

Upcoming changes to the inheritance tax (IHT) treatment of pensions could create new opportunities for fraudsters, as uncertainty pushes savers to reassess their retirement and estate planning decisions. From April 2027, unused...

Private market allocations have become a “key differentiator” between DC defaults across the workplace market, according to a new report from Hymans Robertson. The pensions consultancy says providers are increasingly allocating to...

Nine in 10 defined benefit pension schemes expect to release surplus under the government's proposed new surplus flexibility rules, according to a poll conducted by LCP. The survey, carried out during an...

Labour adviser Sir Charlie Mayfield has recommended introducing health checks for employees when they start a new job as part of efforts to reduce sickness absence and improve workforce participation. In an...

The Broadstone Sirius Index shows funding improvements across both growth-focused and matching-focused defined benefit pension scheme strategies during June, with growth assets continuing to outperform. According to the index, the funding level...