Pensions

Delegates at the Corporate Adviser summit were warned that the FCA could conduct a widespread pensions mis-selling review, unless there are significant improvements to the advice given on DB transfers.  This stark...

The Pensions Regulator denied it has set the bar ‘too low’ after authorising 33 out of the 38 master trusts that have applied for authorisation.  Speaking at the Corporate Adviser Summit, Nick...

Not for profit pension providers could dominate the workplace pensions landscape, if the UK follows trends seen in the Australian pension market.  Talking at the 2019 Corporate Adviser Summit Nick Sherry, a...

The Department of Work and Pensions is set to publish a consultation document next month on whether costs and charges should be included on members’ annual benefit statement.  Speaking at the Corporate...

Gallagher has bought independent pensions and benefits communications consultancy Anthony Hodges Consulting (AHC), in a move that makes it one of the world’s largest employee communications companies. Gallagher says the acquisition fits...

BCF Pension Trust, the scheme for Plymouth Brethren, and The Carey Workplace Pension Trust are the two latest schemes to make it through the authorisation process, bringing the total number of authorised...

The FCA has fined Prudential over £23m for failures relating to non-advised annuities sales by its direct sales force which was incentivised through big bonuses and spa breaks. It has been forced...

The People’s Pension will invest in a new “adaptive cap” index, designed to limit investment in the world’s largest companies. In most market capitalisation weighted indices, much of the invested money can...

The Money and Pensions Service has set up a pensions dashboard steering group, which will focus on the practicalities of how consumers can access this technology.  Ten people have been appointed to...