Pensions

Over the last few weeks, calls have been made for us to rethink or abandon the first consultation on our draft DB funding code. The arguments are that it was written in...

Almost three out of four women aged 40 or over want their pension funds to divest from companies with poor pay practices, according to a new survey.  The survey by Legal and...

The Triple Lock on State Pensions was introduced in 2011 to protect pensioner incomes. Over many years, the Basic State Pension had fallen significantly behind general increases in income for the whole population...

Almost half of 18-30 year olds are saving more as a result of the lockdown, with 26 per cent of the UK population setting aside spare cash as a result of the...

The Pensions Regulator has warned trustees they must prioritise transfers between DC schemes during the Covid-19 pandemic. In an update to its Covid-19 guidance, the regulator also emphasised the role trustees have...

One of the world’s largest pension funds, run by the Norwegian government, has excluded seven oil companies for causing “unacceptable greenhouse gas emissions”.  In addition it has also excluded five coal companies...

Fintech pensions provider Smart has made two new appointments to its board of directors.  Stephen Morana, who was previously chief finance office at both Zoopla and Betfair, joins as an independent non...

Almost nine out of 10 large employers said they had recently reviewed their pensions strategy, or were planning to do so within the next 12 months according to new research by Capita....

Opt-out rates from AE pension increased marginally in 2019, following the second staged increase in minimum contribution levels according to the Department of Work and Pensions — but overall opt-out rates remain...

One if five DB schemes may suspend pension deficit contributions, according to new research from Isio. Isio —  formerly the pensions advisory arm of KPMG, which launched as an independent company in...