As the government pushes forward with its Mansion House reforms, pension providers are under pressure to improve outcomes, scale to £25 billion, and offer access to private markets. TO DOWNLOAD A PDF...
The DC pensions sector stands at the cusp of significant change – with policymakers looking to introduce minimum size thresholds alongside new standards on value for money, better retirement support and more...
Pension consultants, trustees and legal experts and have welcomed the new Pension Schemes Bill, introduced by the government today. Consultants highlighted the measures to introduce new default retirement solutions as being beneficial...
The government has introduced its “game-changing” Pension Schemes Bill, which sets out the legislative framework for a raft of reforms, including DC multi-employer ‘megafunds’, the new Value for Money framework, small pension...
It’s a happy 10th birthday for the Managed Core Retirement Pathway strategy, launched back in 2015 just as George Osborne was launching pension freedoms. For Jo Sharples, partner and chief investment officer...
Most defined benefit (DB) pension schemes are either already planning to share surplus funds or will consider doing so soon, according to an upcoming LCP survey. Larger schemes are particularly interested, with...
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has published new guidance to help defined benefit (DB) pension scheme trustees and employers understand and assess the full range of endgame options now available in the market....
The emerging market (EM) equities region has been a perennial underperformer for many years now. What’s been behind this, and could this situation be set to reverse? Matt Brennan, Head of Asset...
The shift in responsibility As the shift from defined benefit to defined contribution continues, the onus is on the individual to save adequately for their pension. But, broadly speaking, we know that...
The cost of the Minimum retirement lifestyle has fallen, with a two-person household now needing £21,600 per year and a one-person household £13,400, which is a £1,000 drop from last year. According...
