Politics

Will the election of President Trump upend the broad consensus in the UK and Europe around sustainable investing and pensions? The past few months have witnessed an unprecedented shift in approach in...

The UK's largest pension funds have invested £280bn into the domestic economic through a range of investments which include infrastructure and housing allocations, according to new research.  The report from WPI Economics says...

The government should embrace bold pension reforms as a radical game-change for UK growth. Given the high cost of tax relief there is clear justification for the government to require pension funds...

The government looks set to delay the announcement of the next stage of the Mansion House agreement, according to industry insiders. This next stage, understood to be called the ‘Mansion House Accord’,...

Scottish Widows is the latest pension provider to unveil details of a new long-term asset fund, designed to boost investment into private markets.  The open-architecture LTAF will be launched later this year,...

The Department of Work and Pensions has confirmed it will create a small pots consolidator, due to be in force by 2030, which will automatically merge deferred AE pensions of less than...

The government collected record receipts from  insurance premium tax and inheritance tax in the last year, according to the latest HMRC update. Its figures show the IPT tax receipts stood at £8.88bn...

The Association of British Insurers have appointed Baroness Kay Swinburne to be its new independent chair. Swinburne replaces Baroness Nicky Morgan who was the first person to hold the role. Swinburne has...

The Pensions Regulator has outlined how it aims to encourage UK economic growth while also protecting member interests.  Details of this new approach were set out in a letter to government, with...

The Labour Government’s has confirmed £1bn of employment support measures aimed at helping disabled and long-term sick people back into work. The details were included in the Spring Statement documents. Last week,...