Pensions

Every DC fiduciary wants better value for money for their members. To that end, we applaud UK regulators’ ambition to create a framework that improves transparency, strengthens accountability and focuses on the...

A number of key factors means that 2026 will prove to be a turning point for the superfund market, according to research by consultancy Lance Clark & Peacock. These factors include greater...

For too long, the pensions industry has treated communication and engagement as though they are interchangeable. They are not. Sending more emails is not an engagement strategy. A birthday email is not...

Research by Hymans Robertson has showed that under a matched-contribution structure, younger employees could potentially wait more than a decade to save for a deposit, while a fixed employer contribution structure could...

After Pension Freedoms, default retirement is emerging as one of the most significant structural developments in how we think about retirement outcomes. While the exact operational requirements are still being refined, the...

Muse Advisory has appointed Peter Shaw as principal, as it looks to meet increasing client demand through expanding the firm’s governance and risk team by hiring an experienced specialist. Shaw brings over...

Pension professionals expect AI-driven solutions to improve engagement, helping members make more informed decisions around retirement. The research, conduced at a recent Society of Pension Professionals webinar, found the majority of attendees...

Jamie Fiveash, chief executive of Smart UK, has been appointed chair of industry body Pensions UK, formerly known as the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association. At Smart UK, Fiveash leads the £9.5bn...

Around a third of savers are aware they are not saving enough for retirement, supporting the findings of the Pension Commission’s Interim Report. This research by TPT Retirement Solutions, found that around two...

One in two of the largest DB schemes are now looking to run on, due to improved funding and legislative changes that will allow for surplus extraction. This goes against wider trends...