Pensions

Paul Farrell, Dimensional Fund Advisors What’s the biggest mistake people make with their DC pension? Do they buy the wrong funds? Take too much investment risk; or too little? Is it that...

  The provider has also launched planning and modelling tools for employers and their advisers and an eligibility tool with the capacity to process details for 60,000 members in one go. It...

  The report finds 41 per cent of DB schemes expect to reduce their exposure to UK equities over the next 12 months, with 28 per cent planning a reduction in allocations...

  A study carried out by Buck with WorldatWork, Emerging Technology in Health Engagement, examined the current use and future potential for three key technologies: gamification, mobile apps and social media. The...

Despite the continuing economic difficulties, the Friendly Society has reportedly maintained momentum — as part of an ambitious growth strategy to provide ‘affordable healthcare support to the widest possible community’ — recruiting...

Phil True, Aon Hewitt True was previously head of UK institutional equities at Credit Suisse Asset Management where he managed £2bn of UK equities for institutional clients. He joined Credit Suisse from...

Do decisions made by master trust boards hold sway? Thanks to auto-enrolment, master trusts are making a comeback. Promising low costs delivered through economies of scale and majoring on independent governance, master...

Steve Webb, pensions minister The simplification of the state pension system and reduction in means-testing is something that pension professionals see as a hugely worthwhile goal. While it looks as though there...

Fiona Dunsire, CEO, Mercer Adapting the business to a changing market is the top priority for Mercer’s new UK chief executive and market leader Fiona Dunsire. Succeeding outgoing CEO Alan Whalley in...

  Jon Dixon, corporate advice manager, AWD Chase de Vere, says rather than put the cost burden of implementation on employees, pensions advisers should come up with more cost-effective solutions to enable...