Pensions

There has been a significant fall in the number of pension savers seeking protection against the Lifetime Allowance according to new HMRC data. This data — supplied in response to a freedom...

UK pension schemes are increasing their allocations to illiquid assets in response to increased transparency about opportunities and diversification benefits.  The research shows 85 per cent of professional pension fund investors say...

The Government’s plan to require a stronger nudge to Pension Wise guidance for non-advised retirees is well-intentioned but ‘flawed’ because it is unworkable for scheme administrators says Premier head of pensions administration...

David Farrar, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) senior policy manager, is joining Nest on secondment to work on climate change, responsible investment and other evolving policy areas. Farrar joins Nest...

A big majority of pensions professionals are sceptical that the pensions dashboard, currently scheduled for 2023, will be delivered on time. More than three quarters of respondents surveyed by the Pensions Management...

Digital employee benefits platform provider Cloud8 has made Dipa Mistry Kandola managing director, promoting her from client strategy director, effective from 1 September 2021. Mistry Kandola has been with Cloud8 since September 2020...

Pay is the most voted-on issue by DC pension scheme members, with almost three times as many votes cast on the issue a climate, rights or lobbying, according to figures from LGIM...

Britax Childcare Group has completed a deal with Just to insure 70 per cent of the liabilities across three separate DB schemes in a single transaction. The £30m buy-in transaction, completed in...

Mark Ramsook, senior director and sales leader for GB and Western Europe has joined Howden Employee Benefits & Wellbeing as Director of Global Employee Benefits Development for Europe and Latin America. Ramsook...

Mattioli Woods has bought Richings Financial Management for an initial payment of £0.9m, with up to £0.9m more payable after two years. Founded in 1991, Richings is an established financial planning and...