The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) has called for the next government to target increased contributions into workplace pension to improve retirement outcomes. It says it wants to see all parties...
Robo adviser OpenMoney has purchased employee benefits platform Jargonfree Benefits (JFB). The Manchester-based digital advice firm says this was part of plans to move into the workplace sector and extend access to...
Mercer has launched a new financial dashboard and mobile app aimed at improving employees’ financial resilience. This digital platform — known as Mercer Money — uses open banking technology to allow clients’...
Salvus Master Trust has been authorised by The Pensions Regulator, the final existing master trust to make it through the process. The FCA Pension Plan also received authorisation today, bringing the total...
Supertrust UK, the master trust which has enjoyed the highest returns in the master trust sector over the last five years, has withdrawn from the master trust authorisation process. The scheme’s trustees...
Leading pension campaigner, Baroness Ros Altmann has called for the main parties to address a range of pension reforms within their forthcoming election manifestos. She has highlighted five key changes to improve...
Life and pensions consolidator Phoenix Group is partnering with behavioural science consultancy Cowry Consulting to improve customer journeys and pre-retirement engagement following an earlier trial that saw a fourfold increase in engagement....
Schroders has taken a majority stake in BlueOrchard, an impact investment manager that manages approximately £2.3bn in assets and operates in emerging and frontier markets worldwide. BlueOrchard impact investment solutions across multiple...
More people are using pensions freedoms to access their retirement savings, but the amount they are individually withdrawing has continued to fall, according to new data from HMRC. This latest quarterly figures...
Climate change has now become the main focus of shareholder engagement according to Schroders’ 2019 Institutional Investor Study. This research found there was a marked decline in those who were cynical about...
