SPONSORED CONTENT When pension freedoms arrived in 2015 giving people access to their DC (Defined Contribution) pensions from the age of 55, few could have anticipated just how much everything would change....
Consultants and trustees urge caution over increasing pension investment in UK private markets, warning that long-term member outcomes must not be compromised in the rush to meet government growth targets. These concerns...
The Government’s aim of reviving the once-strong UK domestic investment base to support our businesses and invest in long-term growth projects to benefit Britain is absolutely right. This can help achieve better...
The UK group risk industry paid out a record £2.59bn in claims in 2024, up £99.2m on the previous year, according to data from Grid. This equates to £7.1m in payouts each...
There is widespread support for giving trustees enhanced powers to determine whether, and on what terms surplus funds can be paid to employers. In a recent survey of both trustees and sponsoring...
Scottish Widows, Fidelity and Hargreaves Lansdown have not joined 17 other major providers in signing up to the Mansion House Accord today. The Mansion House Accord sees major providers and schemes express...
DC savers can expect to see 5 per cent of their fund channelled into UK private market investments under a voluntary agreement between 17 providers and the City of London Corporation that...
Nine DC workplace pension providers now have assets in excess of £25bn — the minimum AUM threshold the government has proposed for multi-employer schemes, according to the Corporate Adviser Master Trust &...
Standard Life’s Trustee Accelerator Programme, launched in 2024 and designed to develop pension trustees, has completed its first year. The initial group of 12 trainees continues to progress through training in collaboration...
Less than half of retirees are confident their private pensions will last for the rest of their lives, according to research by Age UK and Aviva. A jointly-authored report found only a...
