Poorer women face widening life expectancy gap
The TUC is calling for the government to delay raising the state pension on the back of new ONS figures showing the widening life expectancy gap between wealthier and more deprived areas....
Pensions
DB schemes failing to factor in Covid death-rates: XPS
Pension schemes are failing to take into account the mortality impact of Covid-19, and could be overestimating liabilities by up to 3.5 per cent, according to XPS. Its Covid-19 Impact Analytics provides...
Mercer hires new senior DC consultant
Mercer has appointed Niall Alexander as its new senior DC investment consultant. Alexander, who joins from River and Mercantile Solutions, will advise clients on strategic investment issues. In this role he will...
CA ESG Forum: Consultants need to provide “Paris-aligned” advice – MMMM
Investment consultants and pension advisers need to commit to “Paris-aligned” net-zero advice when recommending workplace pensions, products and services, according to Make My Money Matter CEO Tony Burdon. CLICK TO VIEW ALL...
CA ESG forum: Managers need to look beyond climate in ESG strategies
Asset managers need to look at a wide range of emerging issues alongside climate change in order to develop an effective ESG strategy. CLICK TO VIEW ALL THE VIDEOS FROM ALL THE...
CA ESG Forum: Schemes failing to engage ‘meaningfully’ with ESG rules
There are concerns that many pension schemes are still failing to ‘engage meaningfully’ with regulations designed to address climate risk and ESG factors. These comments were made my Lauren Wilkinson a senior...
CA ESG forum: Fears of lack of clear leadership on ESG issues – Standard Life
The UK pensions industry needs to do more to engage consumer on ESG issues and reduce associated jargon, says Gareth Trainer head of unit linked invetsment solutions at Standard Life. CLICK TO...
CA ESG forum: Opperman calls for more stewardship, less divestment to meet ESG targets
The UK is leading the way on ESG-driven legislation within the pension industry, according to minister for pensions and financial inclusion Guy Opperman. CLICK TO VIEW ALL THE VIDEOS FROM ALL THE...
Aviva seeks views from workplace pension savers on ESG issues
Two thirds of savers (63 per cent) want pension companies to be more “environmentally transparent” about where their money is being invested. This research by Aviva shows that more than half of consumer...
UK pensions lagging global competitors on transparency
The UK is ranked sixth out of 15 countries for the transparency of its pension scheme disclosures, according to the first ever Global Pension Transparency Benchmark. Topping this new benchmark was Canada,...
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