BlackRock has taken a significant minority stake in Scalable Capital in what it is describing as one of the largest funding rounds of a European digital investment manager. Scalable Capital's Adam French,...
The transfer value analysis requirement (TVA) used to assess suitability of DB transfers should be replaced with a comparison showing the value of the benefits being given up, says the FCA. The...
The value of workplace benefits is being increasingly recognised by employees as financial pressures increase, pushing financial wellbeing up the corporate agenda, new research suggests. A 55 per cent majority of employees...
UK active managers have reduced their transaction costs by a fifth over the last three years, research published ahead of the FCA’s release of its final report into the asset management sector...
The rumoured merger of Standard Life and Scottish Widows would create the biggest DC pension provider in the UK with over £70bn of assets under management, says research consultancy Platforum. Media speculation...
The Department for Work and Pensions’ confirmation that Guy Opperman will take the newly created role of Under Secretary of State for Pensions and Financial Inclusion has sparked fears it could signal...
Former England football captain Alan Shearer has settled his claim against against financial adviser Kevin Neal and Suffolk Life. Suffolk Life had been joined as a defendant in a £9m High Court...
New HMRC figures show number of ‘mothers missing out on millions’ in pension rights has doubled in two years – Steve Webb Figures published on 24th March by HM Revenue & Customs show...
800,000 people are at risk of being over-taxed on their pensions, writes Steve Webb, director of policy at Royal London Hundreds of thousands of people receiving company and personal pensions should check...
A conservative but dynamic approach is the best way to avoid risk of ruin with DB transfer pots. Offering institutional risk techniques to retail investors can help deliver that says Russell Investments...
