Pensions

Sitting in the gleaming Deloitte offices with its spectacular views of Sydney harbour and the opera house, Trevor Matthews looks happy to be back in his home city. His globetrotting has seen...

There is much that the UK can learn from the Australian pensions system: the simplicity of the process for members, the look through to a single, bigger pot, the single set of...

Back in the early 1990s, when former pension reform regulators like me were shaping Australia’s plan to embrace compulsory superannuation coverage and employer/employee contributions, English trust law was seen as the mechanism...

SPONSORED CONTENT The future of UK pensions is poised for transformation, inspired by the comprehensive Australian superannuation system and ‘pot for life’ model. This article delves into key aspects and lessons from...

Australia’s superannuation system has comprehensively tackled the issue of proliferation of small pots, leading to reduced administration costs and a single view of the entirety of the individual’s pension saving. When the...

UK policymakers are determined to tackle the proliferation of small pots in the UK’s pension system, and are keen to drive consolidation of market players into fewer, bigger providers. The government has...

SPONSORED CONTENT The story behind our £15bn re-allocation and what climate-aware actually means In the investment landscape, the ascendancy of index funds has been nothing short of remarkable. Over the past decade,...

Gallagher has appointed three executive leaders to its UK Benefits & HR Consulting Division: Lee Cook as managing director of pensions administration services, John Deacon as head of corporate consulting, employee benefits,...

Aviva is launching a streamlined bulk purchase annuity (BPA) service to target market access for smaller schemes, typically with assets of less than £100m. Called Aviva Clarity, the service offers a process...

Four in five insurers plan to increase their private market allocations in 2024, with 73 per cent already investing in these assets according to research from Mercer-Oliver Wyman. A survey of more...