It will be several months before the Pension Regulator announces the final list of authorised master trusts. But this ongoing process is already driving significant change within the sector. Technology will play...
Radical change, at least within the financial services sector, tends to happen slowly, and is often the response to external pressure being applied elsewhere. This is particularly true when it comes to the...
Pension freedoms could lead to another major financial scandal, thanks to a dearth of advice on retirement options, coupled with a lack of innovation from the pensions industry. This was the conclusion...
UK pension schemes now have a new tool to use in their assessment of the value delivered by their asset managers. At the end of last month, the Cost Transparency Initiative (CTI) unveiled...
GBST has upgraded its pension drawdown offering, enabling clients more flexibility about how they take an income in retirement. GBST provides wealth administration software through its composer platform, and said these changes...
The proposals were contained in the trade body’s “2025 Vision” paper, which outlined three key areas of development to meet the changing needs of investors. This included plans for a new fund...
Pensions minister Guy Opperman MP has urged employers and their advisers to look beyond price and consider the overall value the pension provider they choose delivers. Writing in the foreword to Corporate...
Three out of four advisers say the defined benefit advice market is not working effectively or efficiently, with consumer demand for advice far outstripping current market supply. The survey, by Aegon, found...
Research by Corporate Adviser Intelligence has revealed massive differences in returns, meaning some unlucky savers could end up significantly worse off in retirement due to their employer's choice of pension scheme. View...
More than one in three women don’t have any private pension savings, a figure that is significantly higher than men, according to new research. This survey, by Willis Owen, highlights the stark...
