Pensions

The emphasis on value for money in workplace pensions is arguably the next stage of evolution for the sector, representing something of a refinement compared with the blunter instrument of price caps,...

Over 50 per cent of UK pension funds now hold some form of impact investing, with nine out of 10 of these schemes looking to make these impact investments in the UK...

More than a quarter of women are relying solely on the state pension to fund their retirement - almost twice the number of men, according to new research. On International Women’s Day,...

Abrdn and XPS Pensions Group will launch a new DB pensions master trust in the second quarter of 2022. Abrdn has formed a strategic alliance with XPS Pensions Group. The asset manager...

Retired men in the UK have 70 per cent more income from private and public pensions than women, according to new data. To mark International Women’s Day, the campaign group Women Against...

Carbon credits are here to stay, that much was made certain at COP26 when the agreement on carbon markets was reached. This change to the agreement, known as Article 6, in practical...

How are net-zero commitments changing the workplace pensions landscape? Over the past 12 months there has been a significant increase in the number of companies making a commitment to be net zero...

Pension funding level have remained resilient over the past month, despite the crisis in Ukraine causing disruption and volatility across global markets. XPS’s DB UK funding tracker shows that total scheme assets...

Reform of the divorce laws in April could lead to fewer couples sharing pensions, potentially disadvantaging many women. LCP partner and former pension minister Steve Webb and specialist barrister Rhys Taylor have...

The Wealth at Work group, a financial wellbeing and retirement specialist, has acquired Death by Design Limited (DBD Digital), a technology firm based in Alderley Edge, Cheshire. Death by Design has worked...