Pensions

The Pensions Regulator has confirmed that 15 master trusts have now received authorisation.  The latest three schemes to be authorised are the National Pension Trust, the Aon Master Trust and the SEI...

There is a huge variation in the construction and performance of leading default funds, according to the latest pensions report from Punter Southall Aspire. Its third annual DC Default Fund report looks...

Nest is the latest pension provider to join the Star initiative, an industry-wide group aimed at driving up standards in the pension industry, and reducing transfer times.  This ABI-hosted pensions working group...

Never in the field of personal finance was so much owed to so many by so few. It’s not quite Winston Churchill, nor the Second World War, but the spectacular implosion of...

Defined benefit (DB) liability management has grown considerably in the last decade. Enhanced transfer values have stolen most of the headlines – mainly regarding whether DB transfers are in the interest of...

The Aon MasterTrust has received authorisation from The Pensions Regulator, making it the 13thprovider to receive authorisation. The master trust is expected to appear on The Pensions Regulator’s list of approved master...

Incentives such as cold calls, exotic investments and early access to cash are putting 5 million pension savers at risk of fraud says the FCA and The Pensions Regulator. The regulators say...

The Treasury is reviewing the impact of the tapered annual allowance for public sector workers, prompting calls for its abolition for all sectors. In a bid to address the crisis in waiting...

Few people would argue that the primary determinant of how much a saver will get out of their workplace pension is actually how much they put in. While much valuable work has...

Industry-Wide Defined Contribution Section, the DC master trust of the Railways Pension Scheme, is the latest scheme to receive authorisation, TPR has confirmed. The announcement brings the number of authorised schemes to...