The Government will introduce secondary legislation to allow workplace pension providers to side-step current direct marketing rules when recommending retirement solutions under the new targeted support framework. The announcement was made in...
The Financial Conduct Authority has launched a targeted support framework to help firms give consumers better investment and pension guidance, with applications opening in March 2026 and a provisional launch in April....
The Pension Schemes Bill and Mansion House reforms mark a turning point for UK DC pensions, but is the drive to invest more in UK private markets matched by the potential opportunity...
Workplace pensions advice platform AllAdvised has secured Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) authorisation to provide regulated financial advice to employees and pension scheme members across both public and private sectors. It previously operated...
Savers are turning to Facebook groups for retirement guidance, amid confusion about pension options and a lack of engagement with provider tools or guidance services Research by People’s Pension found that many...
WTW has confirmed it will acquire Cushon from NatWest Group for an undisclosed sum. Cushon will run as a separate master trust from WTW’s LifeSight master trust, with the former focused on...
Canada Life UK has secured the future benefits of 4,500 members of the Comet Pension Scheme through a £330 million full-scheme buy-in. The scheme’s sponsor, part of the European retail group Fnac...
Funding levels edged lower in November with Broadstone’s fully hedged model slipping from 72.5 per cent to 71.7 per cent while the 50 per cent hedged scheme dipped from 109.1 per cent...
Smart Pension has joined forces with investment platform Mobius and technology and renewable specialists to explore how tokenisation could open up access to private market assets. Octopus Energy Generation and Ctrl Alt,...
The UK pensions industry faces another major shake-up with the proposed introduction of retirement-only CDC arrangements. This reflects a new focus from policymakers and regulators on decumulation, with the recognition that in...
