As UK defined contribution (DC) schemes evolve, the need for diversified, resilient portfolios has never been greater. With traditional asset classes under pressure and member outcomes increasingly scrutinised, private markets are emerging...
Institutional investors have gradually increased their average allocation to infrastructure, prompting a more thoughtful approach to optimal portfolio construction. Increasingly, investors seek diversification by geography and sector, complemented further by size, as...
The state pension should be radically reformed to ensure it remains financially sustainable — with big increases to the SPA, but targeted support to protect those with lower life expectancies, according to...
Several industry firms have raised concerns over potential changes to salary sacrifice arrangements for pension contributions ahead of the 26 November Budget, amid media reports that Chancellor Rachel Reeves is planning a...
As part of our annual Retirement Voice study, the Standard Life Centre for the Future of Retirement spoke to people across the UK to understand how they feel about life after work....
TPT Retirement Solutions (TPT) has appointed the board of independent trustees for its recently announced defined benefit (DB) superfund. The board will be chaired by Nadeem Ladha, partner and professional trustee at...
Mattioli Woods has appointed Scott Stevens as managing director of business development and marketing. Stevens, who joins from St. James’s Place, has over 30 years of experience across financial advice, investment management,...
Dr Chris Sier, the transparency pioneer whose ground-breaking work into hidden pension and investment charges uncovered billions of pounds of hidden costs, has died after a fight against cancer. His wide-ranging career...
A redesigned CDC model, which offers collective drawdown, could deliver 75 per cent more in retirement outcomes, when compared to an annuity, according to PPI research. These figures were in a new...
Pension scheme funding remains “favourable” despite today's decision by the Bank of England to keep interest rates on hold. There has been some speculation that the Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee’s decision might...
