Pensions

The prospect of negative inflation in the months ahead — with the price of goods and services falling rather than rising — could put an extra £5bn funding pressure on DB schemes....

UK pension ‘superfunds’ should be created to invest in green infrastructure to help the nation’s post-Covid economic recovery, according to a leading think tank.  The Social Market Foundation says public money should...

Aviva Investors has appointed Andy Seed to the newly created role of head of DC solutions. In this new role Seed will help develop the company’s offering in the DC market, and...

The Covid crisis has caused widespread disruption to people’s retirement plans, with one in five now aiming to work for longer. This survey, by Aegon found 18 per cent of the general...

Aon has warned pension schemes against over-reacting to short-term mortality data, in light of the Covid-19 pandemic.  It warns schemes not to be unduly influenced by high short-term mortality data in he...

Transparency campaigner and Former FCA Institutional Working Group chair Dr Chris Sier has attacked figures from governance services provider CACEIS that suggest the average overall total cost of ownership (TCO) for UK...

A senior Conservative peer has tabled an amendment to the Pensions Bill that would make the establishment of a pensions dashboard mandatory. Lord Young of Cookham, who held various senior ministerial posts...

SEI Master Trust - one of the first master trust providers in the UK - has joined the Origo Transfer Service.  This transfer service provides automated transfers of pensions, Isas and general...

Aegon has strengthened its workplace business team with the appoint of Max Gist as employee benefit consultant (EBC) account manager.  Gist joins from Scottish Widows. He will report to the EBC director...

Infrastructure, high-yield and emerging market debt and private equity are the three asset classes that can best replace the income that income-seeking investors have been deriving from dwindling dividends, according to a...