The government was defeated five times in the House of Lords last week over the National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill, which caps NI relief on pension salary sacrifice at £2,000...
Kris Black has been named as head of annuities at the UK division of international insurance firm Canada Life. In conjunction, Alice Watson has been named as head of home finance within...
Over two in five, or 43 per cent of business leaders, think auto-enrolment (AE) contributions should be raised, according to research from the Standard Life Centre for the Future of Retirement. This...
Barnett Waddingham is urging the government to introduce ‘legally protected’ learning time for lay trustees as part of ‘proportionate reforms’ to strengthen, transparency, independence and decision-making across UK pension schemes. These comments...
Standard Life has appointed Nuwan Goonetilleke to be its interim chief investment officer, and the CEO of its retirement solutions and asset management division. This follows the announcement that the current incumbent...
Aegon UK has called for a two year trial period for the government’s upcoming Value For Money pension scheme framework, arguing that the “fiendishly complex” concept could not be widely adopted without...
ShareAction has called for stronger member involvement in their schemes, including through annual general meetings. The responsible investment non-profit made the comments in its response to the UK Government’s consultation on pension...
SPONSORED CONTENT Why are private markets becoming increasingly relevant for the DC sector? Private markets have become a key part of most DC investment strategies. This has been driven by policy momentum...
Trade body Pensions UK, formerly the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association, has appointed 21 industry experts to its DB, master trust, local authority and DC committees. The four committees focus on specific...
Both the US and UK governments are encouraging the implementation of alternatives, including private markets, into DC schemes, but are doing so in very different ways. The US is encouraging allocations to...
