Today the number of single-employer DC trust schemes in existence is already less than half that of a decade ago, yet TPR data shows more than £33bn remains outside authorised master trusts,...
Employee benefits software company Cloud8 has appointed Dipa Mistry Kandola as its new client strategy director. Mistry Kandola will also join the firm’s board of directors. In this new role Mistry Kandola...
Aon has appointed six of its senior employees to be partners in the global business. Among those appointed are Tony Britton, who currently leads the strategy for Aon’s UK DC product suits,...
Corporate credit downgrades caused by the Covid crisis present a serious challenge for UK pension funds, according to Axa Investment Managers. Since the start of the pandemic rating agencies have downgraded more...
Defined contribution (DC) pension schemes are being encouraged to invest in a more diverse range of long-term assets, including illiquid products such as venture capital and green infrastructure, through proposals published by...
Trustees of sub-£100m single-employer defined contribution (DC) schemes will be forced to consolidate if they are assessed as not giving good value to members, under draft rules proposed by the Department for...
Smart, the provider behind the Smart Pension Master Trust, has today announced Jamie Fiveash as UK chief executive officer (CEO), following recent changes in roles for Andrew Evans and Will Wynne to...
Hymans Robertson has appointed Simon Mortimer to the new role of chief digital officer. Mortimer joins from the Body Shop where her was vice president of digital, covering the USA and Canada....
Over 50 per cent of pension transfers carried out since the Covid crisis have triggered a scam warning. This data was compiled for the Work and Pension Select Committe by XPS Pensions...
Ditching the state pension triple lock in favour of a ‘double lock’ is unlikely to save the government money, according to a new policy paper from the Pensions Policy Institute. It recommends...
