Politics

Large DB pension schemes are lagging the DC pension sector when it comes to addressing climate change, with more than seven out of 10 schemes failing to set ‘robust’ net zero targets...

The government has two over-riding priorities for the occupational DC market in the year ahead: encouraging more investment into ‘productive finance’, and accelerating consolidation, particularly among smaller pension schemes. Speaking at the...

A new simplified advice option could be available within two to three years, with regulators and government looking at options to plug the advice gap for financial services. Speaking at the Corporate...

During 2021 there has been the largest drawdown in total returns on long-dated US treasury bonds in the last 40 years. Talking to the Corporate Adviser Summit, Aviva Investors head of investment...

The pensions minister, Guy Opperman MP, has emphasised the Department for Work and Pensions’ commitment to the 2017 automatic enrolment review proposals that are due to be implemented by the mid-2020s. The...

The Taskforce on Pension Scheme Voting Implementation (TPSVI) has made 24 recommendations to improve both the frequency and quality of company votes made by occupational pension schemes. This comprehensive report outlines the...

Guy Opperman has been reappointed as the minister for pensions and financial inclusion following last week’s reshuffle. Opperman who is the conservative MP for Hexham, said he was “very pleased” with the...

The number of over 50s in the workplace has fallen since the start of the pandemic according to new figures from the Department of Work and Pensions. Its figures show the employment...

Let’s say you’re buying ketchup. When the label on the supermarket shelf shows you the ‘price-per-kilo’, alongside the price of each bottle, that’s helpful. The bottles are all different sizes, brands and...

There are concerns that yesterday's announcement of a National Insurance hike could mean delays to proposed improvements to auto-enrolment, impacting the retirement prospects of many younger and lower paid workers. Aegon has...