The number of companies disclosing information about their workplace practices — and that of their supply chains — has doubled this year, thanks to co-ordinated action by ShareAction. Ninety global companies, including...
The gap between men’s and women’s pensions continues to widen according to new analysis by Now Pensions. According to their research the average man saving into this master trust had £424 in...
The Pensions Policy Institute has published a new report, which examines in detail how DC pension schemes can increase their exposure to illiquid and alternative assets. This report sets out the various...
Welplan Pensions has exiting the master trust market, and will focus instead on its employee benefits business. Welplan says it is seeking a buyer for its pension pensions. It says this decision...
The value of defined benefit buy-outs could soar to £300bn over the next 10 years, according to a new actuarial report. The report, by Lane Clark & Peacock said that the buy-out...
Standard Life is increasing the risk on its Active Plus and Passive Plus range of default funds, with risk profile 3 offering increasing its equity content by 5 per cent per cent....
Eleven master trusts have asked the regulator for more time to submit their authorisation application, with the position of at least 18 more schemes uncertain. An update from the Pensions Regulator indicates...
The Department of Work and Pension has approved plans for the Royal Mail to launch the UK’s first collective defined contribution (CDC) pension scheme. This confirmation was given in the DWP’s published...
It was always widely predicted that the workplace pension reforms and accompanying changes to remuneration for advisers would bring a dramatic slowdown in the switching of schemes between providers. The question now...
Chair of the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association, governor of the Pensions Policy Institute and MD of PTL, one of the most widely used professional independent trustees, Richard Butcher can accurately be described...
