Consolidation of DC schemes towards larger plans could stifle innovation and create an environment with little variation, according to former pensions minister Steve Webb. Webb, who is now a partner at consultancy...
FCA proposals to improve pension transfers have been slammed as “anti consumer” and “anti competitive” by a leading Sipp provider. AJ Bell CEO Michael Summersgill said the planned reforms risk delaying pension...
People are living longer, but the number of years spent in ‘good’ health has rapidly declined according to the latest ONS figures. These government statistics show that the healthy life expectancy for...
Private markets continued to deliver insipid performance in the third quarter of 2025, with returns dwarfed by those seen in buoyant global equity markets, according to the latest data from PitchBook. According...
TPR has appointed Ben Gunnee to the role of interim executive director, Market Oversight. Gunnee is a senior institutional business leader with over 25 years’ experience in the pensions market, with roles...
UK pension funds have at least £10.5bn invested in companies which are extracting or burning coal according to new research. This comes despite pledges by many leading DC providers to reduce exposure...
The Treasury Select Committee has criticised regulators for their lax approach to artificial intelligence, potentially exposing the public and the financial system to ‘serious harm’. These were the damning conclusions of the...
MPs have endorsed the decision to appoint Emma Douglas as the chair of The Pensions Regulator. Douglas had been the Government preferred candidate, but was required to face questions from the cross-bench...
Actuaries are warning policymakers, pension schemes and financial institutions that global temperatures rises are accelerating — and could cause “catastrophic” economic disruption far sooner than previously modelled. These stark warnings were contained in...
Former pensions minister Guy Opperman will join pension administration and consultancy firm Aptia as a strategic adviser, as it looks to develop its CDC proposition. Opperman was the longest serving pensions minister,...
