Pensions

The Covid crisis has caused widespread disruption to people’s retirement plans, with one in five now aiming to work for longer. This survey, by Aegon found 18 per cent of the general...

Aon has warned pension schemes against over-reacting to short-term mortality data, in light of the Covid-19 pandemic.  It warns schemes not to be unduly influenced by high short-term mortality data in he...

Transparency campaigner and Former FCA Institutional Working Group chair Dr Chris Sier has attacked figures from governance services provider CACEIS that suggest the average overall total cost of ownership (TCO) for UK...

A senior Conservative peer has tabled an amendment to the Pensions Bill that would make the establishment of a pensions dashboard mandatory. Lord Young of Cookham, who held various senior ministerial posts...

SEI Master Trust - one of the first master trust providers in the UK - has joined the Origo Transfer Service.  This transfer service provides automated transfers of pensions, Isas and general...

Aegon has strengthened its workplace business team with the appoint of Max Gist as employee benefit consultant (EBC) account manager.  Gist joins from Scottish Widows. He will report to the EBC director...

Infrastructure, high-yield and emerging market debt and private equity are the three asset classes that can best replace the income that income-seeking investors have been deriving from dwindling dividends, according to a...

The number of Covid-19 scams is rising, with losses arising from these frauds now topping £5m. The latest figures from Action Fraud show that there have been over 2,000 cases reported since...

The Financial Conduct Authority will ban contingent charging on DB pension transfers in the vast majority of cases. This is the main plank of a part of a package of measures announced...

Equity release and retirement income only (RIO) mortgages were on course for significant increases before the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, with a growing proportion of advisers expecting later life lending to...