Standard Life has launched a new Sharia-compliant pension lifestyle strategy for workplace pension members, expanding its range of responsible investment options. The new Standard Life Sharia Universal Strategic Lifestyle Profile is designed...
Pensions UK is calling for more co-ordinated action between government, regulators and public finance institutions to deliver scalable investment vehicles in private markets and help schemes meet Mansion House commitments. This call...
Many in their forties and fifties are approaching pivotal financial decisions without the clarity or confidence they need. They have lived through major changes, including the decline of DB pensions, increased investment...
For a long time, the UK has set the gold standard in trusteeship. Through decades of change and market volatility it’s served the market well. A robust fiduciary network with member interests...
The Pensions Regulator has launched a regulatory initiative targeting defined benefit and hybrid pension schemes to assess how they are preparing member data for pensions dashboards. The move comes ahead of the...
UK retirees could safely withdraw up to 5.7 per cent from their pension funds at retirement, provided they can afford to take a more flexible approach to income during period of market...
BlackRock has launched a new long term asset fund (LTAF) aimed at helping DC schemes invest in a broad range of private assets. This Diversified Alternative Strategies LTAF has been seeded by...
Recent geopolitical developments have placed energy security at the centre of policy discussions across Europe and beyond. Energy security became a central concern for policymakers, investors, and consumers following Russia’s invasion of...
Fewer than one in five defined contribution workplace pension members understand key retirement topics, including pension consolidation, retirement options and how their savings are invested. This is according to a survey of...
The number of UK adults at risk of facing pension poverty in later life dropped from 39 per cent or 15.3 million people in 2025 to 31 per cent or 12.2 million....
