BlackRock to acquire Preqin in £2.5bn cash deal
BlackRock will acquire Preqin in a £2.55bn cash deal, beating S&P Global and Bloomberg in its bid. The acquisition of Preqin, a UK private markets data group, is one of the largest...
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XPS names Slinger as head of corporate advisory
XPS has handed the role of head of covenant advisory to Arabella Slinger, taking over from Paul Jameson, who will move to a role delivering specialist covenant advice. Jameson had led the...
Insuretech Lumera snaps up dashboard developer ITM
European insuretech Lumera has expanded its footprint in the UK with the acquisition of ITM — one of the technology companies helping develop the UK pensions dashboard. Lumera has not disclosed what...
Numbers seeking Pension Wise guidance falls
The number of people seeking Pension Wise guidance prior to retirement has fallen year on year, despite government legislation to ‘nudge’ people towards this free assistance. These stronger nudges were introduced two...
DC schemes urged to include bond portfolios within net zero targets: Barnett Waddingham
The majority of DC pension schemes now have net zero targets in place for 2050 with 81 per cent setting interim goals, according to research from Barnett Waddingham. The consultancy said these...
LGIM and Tumelo offer key Local Government Pension Schemes pass-through voting
Greater Manchester Pension Fund (GMPF), the UK's largest Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with £30 billion assets under management will adopt pass-through voting. Pass-through voting enables schemes to enforce their voting preferences on...
Aegon launches client reporting tool for advisers
Aegon has launched, Product Reporting, a client reporting tool for financial advisers across Aegon Retirement Choice (ARC) and One Retirement to help improve user experience. Advisers will get access to product and...
L&G launches private markets fund for DC members
Legal & General has launched a new private markets fund for its 5.2 million DC members. The fund will also be available for other DC schemes to invest in, both directly and...
Stuart Price: Do the political parties’ pension policies go far enough?
With the general election fast approaching, political parties in the UK have set out the steps they propose to take with regard to pension schemes in their manifestos. When in government, the...
Two-thirds of neurodiverse employees want more employer support
Two-thirds or 64 per cent of neurodiverse employees believe that they should be receiving more support from their employer, according to Zest. According to new research from employee benefits technology company Zest,...
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