Pensions

The Office of Fair Trading’s concerns about active member discounts outlined in its recent report added to an already impressive array of official disapproval, including that of the pension minister and the...

With papers from the OFT, DWP and FCA all examining the way consumers are charged for their pensions and investments, zeal for reform is at an all time high. While life insurers,...

The launch follows the recent appointments of Jonathan Parker who has been responsible for development of the investment solution, and investment consultants Lydia Fearn and Jesal Mistry. The Barclays DC investment solution...

The research shows total assets are almost back to the record £43 trillion of 2007 and almost double the level in 2002. US-based investment managers dominate, representing 12 of the top 20...

The insurer says the move has been prompted by requests from advisers concerned at the potential uninsured risks their clients were facing. Actively at work conditions are used widely by insurers to...

FE will provide Mercer’s research analysis of investment strategies to allow financial intermediaries to select and analyse funds, assess their clients’ investment fund and portfolio risk, and conduct analysis of fund sectors....

The TUC has attacked the first category of DA, a DB-lite approach that would allow greater flexibility around salary-related benefits such as removing mandatory inflation indexation. Other stakeholders have said any relaxation...

Speaking at the LCP DC pensions conference - Deliovering Value to DC Members, Webb said too much transparency around charges would present members with a ‘morass of useless information’ but sidestepped an...

The Enhanced-Diversification Growth Fund (EDGF), which will launch in Q1 of 2014 and is available as a component of a scheme or as a standalone default, aims to generate equity-like returns over...

The Government’s document ‘Better Workplace Pensions: A Consultation on Charging - Impact Assessment Report’, proposes three options, with the lead option believed to be a 0.75 per cent charge cap. LEBC says...