There is growing evidence wealthier savers are looking to protect large DC pots from inheritance tax, with pensions due to be included in the value of people’s estates from April 2027. Pensions...
Asset managers around the world are keeping a close eye on developing events in the Middle East, as US and Israeli strikes on Iran have already spiked global volatility. A series of...
Veteran pension campaigner Ros Altmann has urged government to further delay planned changes to salary sacrifice, as current proposals risk damaging pension outcomes in the UK. Her comments come as a Lords...
The Green Party won its first ever Westminster by-election victory in Gorton and Denton, after facing off competition from Labour and the Reform Party. Hannah Spencer’s high-profile win has warranted a wider...
The pensions industry has slammed Reform UK’s plans to turn the Local Government Pension Scheme into a sovereign wealth fund. Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice said he wants to use the...
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...
