Barnett Waddingham has appointed Nick Websdell to be a senior risk and resilience consultant for the pensions consultancy. Websdell joins has almost 25 years experience working for the Co-operative Bank and wider...
Pension schemes are rapidly decarbonising — with seven out of 20 leading providers halving emissions in recent years, according to data from Corporate Advisers latest ESG in DC pensions report. This sector-wide...
How has ESG in pensions evolved in recent years? We have seen significant changes in the last five years. Initially ESG was primarily a risk management tool, aimed at identifying sectors and...
In just three years we’ve had the visceral shock of the pandemic, fears that warfare overseas could undermine domestic stability and, of course, the cost-of-living crisis. Expecting UK workers to prioritise their...
Annuity rates have edged upwards again, and are now just below the recent record high recorded in the wake of Liz Truss’s disastrous mini Budget. Annuity rates have risen over the past...
Only 18 per cent of those living in rented accommodation are on track for a ‘moderate’ retirement income, compared to 51 per cent of those who have bought their own homes, according...
Cartwright has appointed Yona Chesner as head of investment in the North and senior investment consultant. Chesner, who is based in Manchester, will oversee the company's new Northern presence and spearhead corporate growth....
The Parliamentary Contributory Pension Fund (PCPF), which provides pensions for Westminster’s MPs has just 1.3 per cent of its assets in UK shares. Reports published in The Times this weekend show the...
Schroders and the Pensions Management Institute (PMI) have launched the Lifetime Savings Initiative (LSI) to address the pressing challenges UK savers face. The initiative seeks to understand and address concerns like long-term retirement...
In his Budget speech the Chancellor called for DC schemes to disclose UK holdings, but all the main providers already do, covering over 15 million UK pension savers, via Corporate Adviser's Master...
