Pensions

Wellbeing’ has moved from being a buzzword to a key issue in the employee benefits industry following the Covid-19 pandemic.  But to date, much of the focus has been on employees’ physical...

Trustees will be allowed to deny pension transfer requests under DWP anti-scam rules published today. The new regulations will prevent people's savings from being transferred to suspect schemes without expert guidance in...

Aon has created 13 new partners in its business. All are UK-based employees working in its global wealth and health solutions teams. These new partners include:  Chintan Gandhi, who joined Aon in...

Premier Choice Healthcare (PCH) has acquired Bournemouth-based PMI intermediary Equity Health Solutions Ltd. The deal is PCH's second takeover since its acquisition by GRP to serve as its healthcare hub and expand...

Bulk annuity providers are the latest financial services companies to be taking steps to improve their ESG procedures. Willis Towers Watson’s annual bulk annuity survey found of all eight providers had taken...

Schroders Capital has been appointed by the Greater Manchester Pension Fund (GMPF) to manage its £700 million UK real estate portfolio. The GMPF has appointed the Schroders real estate team to manage...

Most pension experts agree that in an ideal world, exposure to illiquid investments would be good for defined contribution (DC) schemes, boosting returns over the long term, while adding diversification and reducing...

Responsible investment funds experienced strong inflows in the run-up to COP26, according to new data from Investment Association (IA). Savers invested £1.6bn into responsible investment funds in September. As of the end...

SPONSORED COMMENT Many DC schemes are searching for ways to offer their members access to illiquid asset classes, but they face a number of hurdles to get there. So just how much...

The government has reversed its proposal to allow savers to avoid a planned increase in the minimum pension access age. Government plans to lower the minimum pension access age for savers from...