Trustees need to prepare for the governance challenges around CDC according to Zedra. It adds that the introduction of CDC arrangements could change the nature of trustee decision-making, with governance and decision-making...
More than three quarters (76 per cent) of those in the pensions industry are assessing, exploring or expect to explore collective defined contribution within three years, according to a Gallagher survey of...
The Pensions Administration Standards Association has published guided retirement operational readiness advice, designed to help trustees, administrators and providers begin assessing how ready they are to deliver guided retirement in practice. As...
Cartwright Pension Trusts has appointed Andrew Hunter to be a project management specialist within its strategic delivery team. The firm, which specialises in DB and hybrid schemes, says this expansion is due...
Broadstone has appointed Josh Clark as senior employee benefits consultant to its risk & health team within its employee benefits consulting division He joins from Aon and brings more than 15 years...
CAPAdata has been authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority as a benchmark administrator, with the Corporate Adviser Pensions Average (CAPA) now included on the FCA’s official benchmark register. The authorisation marks a...
There are now over a million pensioners paying income tax at 40 per cent or more, according to a freedom of information request submitted by consultancy Lane Clark & Peacock. In five...
Rents are expected to more than double over the next 20 years, taking the total cost of renting in retirement to around £419,000, according to research by Standard Life. Retirees who rent...
Westfield Health has surpassed revenue of £100m for the first time in its 106-year history, up 7 per cent. Additionally, the provider now has 590,000 policyholders, up 25 per cent since 2022,...
The latest VFM consultation gives concessions to schemes targeting annuity – it’s hard to see why these schemes would continue to exist. The latest iteration of the value for money framework should...
