Pensions

I recently described the role of a trustee as a retirement guardian angel, and that is an incredibly privileged position. It is also an incredibly difficult one. Most of the time, members...

UK pension schemes and administrators are being urged to upgrade systems in preparation for Collective Defined Contribution (CDC) reforms. Under current proposed timelines, multi-employer CDC schemes are expected to secure regulatory approval in...

The ESG agenda for UK pension schemes faces a turning point, amid a US backlash against environmental and DEI policies, global economic uncertainties and a UK government focused on growth at all...

Tumelo has submitted its first “pass-through” votes for the asset manager SEI Investments, on behalf of the US-based pension plan, Taft-Hartley. This is the first time Tumelo’s technologyy has been used to...

The issue of private market assets within defined contribution (DC) pensions is grabbing the attention of lawmakers on both sides of the Atlantic. But while the UK government is adopting a big...

Demand for Shariah pensions options and a broader approach to ESG-investments is growing, due to more multinational companies adopting international pensions plans.  Research by WTW found there had been a “significant expansion”...

Up to 2m deferred pension pots could be merged into single account if five major AE providers become ‘default’ consolidators under current government proposals.  These figures are part of  the Pensions Data...

L&G has appointed Gareth Mee to be its new chief executive officer of institutional retirement.  Mee is currently L&G’s chief investment officer for this part of L&G's business. He joined L&G in...

TPT Retirement Solutions will launched a new DB superfund, aimed at schemes targeting run-on rather than buy-out. TPT says it is hoping  this will be the first superfund approved by The Pensions...

As uncertainty characterises today’s market backdrop, investment portfolios are navigating a new normal. Structural shifts such as rising government debt, ageing populations and sustained higher interest rates, to name but a few,...