SEI has appointed Nigel Aston as its new sales director for defined contribution. In this role Aston will be responsible for driving the company’s DC business throughout the EMEA region, which will include...
New rules bringing in criminal sanctions for misconduct in the management of occupational schemes could lead to schemes deferring contributions and would discourage people from becoming trustees. That is the warning from...
The world economy could be 10 per cent smaller if the 2050 net-zero emissions and Paris Agreement targets on climate change are not met, according to research from Swiss Re. The insurer...
Fiduciary managers struggled to show they were rewarded for taking risk in 2020, according to a report by Barnett Waddingham. The review of fiduciary manager investment performance for UK pension funds carried...
The Pensions Policy Institute (PPI) has called for pension schemes to recognise a broader ESG focus to ensure risks are properly managed on behalf of members. Its latest report, Engaging with ESG:...
Hymans Roberston has appointed Philip Pearson to be the new head of LGPS Investment. Pearson joined Hymans Roberston in 2020, where he has worked as a senior investment consultant, helping develop client...
Two thirds of those retiring in 2021 risk exhausting their pension pots, and having insufficient funds to sustain their retirement income, according to a new report from Standard Life Aberdeen. The research...
The industry has called for further clarity around the Pensions Regulator’s new prosecution policy. TPR is consulting on its policy for investigating and prosecuting the new criminal offences which were included in...
Leading Conservative MPs are calling for a change to the auto-enrolment rules, to compel pension providers to offer a ‘sidecar’ savings option. The Tory Reform Group, led by former minister Damian Green...
Independent trustee and governance services provider PTL has warned that the industry should proceed “with caution” when it comes giving members the illusion they have voting rights on shares in their pension...
