Pensions

The Bank of England has increased its benchmark interest rate by 0.75 per cent to 3 per cent - the largest rate hike in 30 years. Hymans Robertson co-head of DB Investment...

The UK has one of the higher wealth gaps in Europe, and is below the global average, for gender wealth equity at retirement, according to WTW. According to the WTW Global Gender...

HMRC has paid back more than £900m in overpaid tax to savers who have made ‘flexible’ withdrawals from their pensions under Pension Freedom rules. Figures published today help show the total amount...

Women have a lower average pot size at every age band, according to Legal & General Investment Management. That was the main conclusion from a presentation at the Corporate Adviser’s Master Trust...

Pension schemes and asset owners need to interrogate asset managers on their voting record on climate change if they are to meet stretching 2030 net zero targets. Speaking in a panel discussion at...

When recommending pension providers to employers, advisers are focused on forward-looking metrics which will guide future performance and outcomes, but there's also a focus on members' engagement journey. That was the main...

The Financial Conduct Authority has publicly backed plans to 'chain-link' default fund performance when compiling industry wide comparison figures. Speaking at the Corporate Adviser Master Trust and GPP Conference John Reynolds from...

Matt Rodda, Labour’s shadow pensions minister has said he wants to start a dialogue with the industry on how to boost longer term retirement saving In the UK, while addressing key issues...

Laura Trott appears to have taken over the role of pension minister after being appointed as the parliamentary under-secretary of state at the Department of Work and Pensions - although no official...

Engagement strategies need to respond to the diverse needs of all scheme members. That was the main takeaway of a panel at the Corporate Adviser’s Master Trust and GPP Conference discussing meeting...