Government power to mandate pension funds on how to invest savers money is set to become law after the Labour majority in the Commons struck down attempts by the Lords to remove...
The Financial Conduct Authority has set out plans to take action against Hartley Pensions and an individual involved at the firm due to alleged withdrawals taken from customer pension funds. Hartley was...
Auto-enrolment has brought millions of individuals into workplace pension schemes. Yet engagement remains largely passive, with 94% of Master Trust members invested in their main default strategy.1 This challenges the industry to...
Claims around rising Nest charges risk overlooking the broader context of scheme growth, as total fees increased to £278m last year, up from £231.5m the year before. Retail platform provider InvestEngine claimed...
Smart Pension has come out in support of the mandation clause of the Pension Schemes Bill in its current form, as the legislation returns to the Commons for a final vote on...
The rollout of targeted support can be a significant driving factor in closing the current financial advice gap in the UK, according to Matt Collins, a legal director at Vanguard. Having gone...
Aviva Investors has appointed Ravi Cheema as a multi-asset portfolio manager. Cheema will report to Sotirios Nakos, head of multi-asset portfolio management. He will be involved across multiple funds within the firm’s...
Standard Life will acquire Aegon UK for £2bn, with the transaction covering its UK pension and insurance business. Standard Life said this acquisition will see the company become the UK’s largest retirement...
Pension dashboards are edging ever closer to becoming a reality, although the exact go-live date is unconfirmed. The research phase is underway, and encouragingly, some industry participants have already begun testing early...
Artificial intelligence has revolutionised approaches to communications and data, and is already shaping conversations around pensions engagement. Last year, a survey by trade body Pensions UK found that a majority of scheme...
