Pensions

As one of the first to slash its costs for AE schemes, L&G has attracted a lot of interest but needs to keep in mind the customer experience, says Platforum senior researcher...

Mark Futcher, Barnett Waddingham Adviser master trusts are rotten, not fit for purpose and being used by intermediaries to cream off commission through the back door says Barnett Waddingham. Speaking at a...

State Street Global Advisors is planning to launch a deferred annuity drawdown hybrid product of the sort that benefits from safe harbour legislation in the US. The product, which is likely to...

The collapse of BHS is likely to harden attitudes between trustees, members and sponsoring employers, leading to tougher fund negotiations over the next cycle says PTL. But PTL managing director Richard Butcher...

Are DB schemes being too cautious or too aggressive in their investment strategy? And how does this issue impact BHS and Tata Steel? Pensions minister Ros Altmann and consultant John Ralfe take...

FTSE 350 DB accounting deficits hit a record high last month as uncertainty over Brexit and US elections created pressure on corporate bond yields says Mercer. The consultancy says FTSE350 DB deficits...

Almost two thirds of over 50s say they would be unlikely to use their pension savings to pay for advice, according to new research from Retirement Advantage. Just 15 per cent of...

Concerned about pension freedoms, paternalistic on drawdown and critical of the new complexity of the Lifetime Isa, shadow pensions minister Angela Rayner sees plenty of blue water between her party and the...

Stephen Bowles, Schroders The diversification of the average portfolio composition of a FTSE 350 DC fund is now at a three-year high, indicating a shift in investment strategies to a broader range...

Financial advisers marginally favour remaining within the European Union, but more than a quarter are undecided on the issue, according to a survey for the Association of Professional Financial Advisers (APFA). With...