Pensions

Now: Pensions, the master trust that has sat at the bottom of the workplace pension default performance tables for several years, delivered the sector’s strongest performance in the year to Q3 2019,...

The Pensions Regulator is conducting spot checks among the UK’s largest employers to ensure they are meeting their auto-enrolment obligations.  This includes banks, local authorities, supermarkets and national charities.  These short-notice inspections,...

Dan Melley has rejoined Mercer, where he will take on the role as UK commercial lead of investment solutions.  Melley previously worked for Mercer for 17 years, and led the launch of...

The Pensions Management Institute has appointed Atlas as its master trust partner.  This partnership will give PMI members access to a range of services provided by Atlas through multiple distribution channels. This...

Workplace pension providers will no longer have disclose to members full fees — including transaction costs — for all fund options, after the industry lobbied the regulator for a change in these...

Financial advice technology provider Wealth Wizards is partnering with Moneyhub Enterprise, using its data APIs to offer holistic advice and guidance based on real-time consent driven personal data. The collaboration will allow...

The average UK pensioner from an ethnic minority is £3,350 a year worse off than other people their age, according to new analysis from The People’s Pension.  The provider’s new report, Measuring the Ethnicity...

Mercer has launched a new tool that uses artificial intelligence to help defined benefit pension schemes predict the outcomes of member option exercises. It is thought this is the first AI-powered tool...

Scottish Widows has facilitated a £10bn longevity swap which covers three separate pension schemes run by Lloyds Banking Group. This is the second largest deal of its kind in the UK.  The...

 What is the right level of risk for a workplace default? This depends on a lot of factors including attitude to risk, time horizon, and objectives. Pension investors who are still in...