Pensions

Aegon UK has been accepted as a signatory to the UK Financial Reporting Council’s UK Stewardship Code. The UK Stewardship Code is a voluntary collection of guidelines with the goal of raising...

The number of pension transfers has fallen to the lowest level in five years, according to XPS Pensions Group’s latest data.  The number of transfers has been on a downward trajectory for...

Redington has appointed Gavin Howard as chief financial officer and executive director to its board. Howard has more than 30 years of experience in the financial services industry and has held senior executive...

The Pensions Regulator has admitted there is some justification in recent criticisms of the climate-scenario analysis, included in the TCFD reports schemes must now complete.  Currently 90 out of 350 schemes have...

Savers who were wrongly advised to transfer out of DB schemes will now receive significantly less compensation as a result of spiralling annuity rates.  In some cases people who would have received a...

Barnett Waddingham appoints Neil Howitt as head of SIPP Finance. Howitt has 35 years of expertise in the financial services industry and held a variety of significant jobs throughout his career, including...

Only 61 per cent said they could realistically manage their expenses in retirement. according to Hargreaves Lansdown. The research, carried out by Opinium on behalf of HL in May 2023 on a...

The government have been urged to slow down implementation of retirement ‘default’ arrangements, including decumulation-only CDC,  and focus instead on legislative changes that will improve member engagement.  The comments were made by...

In a market environment where the margins between providers are narrowing, quality of service becomes more important than ever. At Fidelity, we have made service a core priority for many years. Dan...

The Aon UK DC pension tracker increased from 69.7 to 72.7 over the quarter, March to June 2023, suggesting that the expected future living standard in retirement provided by defined contribution (DC)...