Members of defined benefit (DB) pension schemes are concerned government plans to allow employers to extract surpluses could put their retirement at risk, according to new research. The polling of 1,000 DB members, by Pension Insurance...
The surpluses accumulated in DB schemes are key to unlocking investment in the UK economy and kick-starting the government's growth agenda, according to a new report from the Social Market Foundation. The...
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...
SPONSORED COPY In the early 2010s, Australia’s pensions market faced a challenge familiar to the UK today: savers struggled to understand the true value of their pension providers. Australia took a pivotal...
The Financial Conduct Authority has launched its new five year strategy which reinforces its commitment to both support the UK economy and encourage investors to take more risk with their money. Both...
The insurance industry welcomed the initial findings of a Government-backed report into ill-heath and economic inactivity in the UK. The Department of Work & Pensions has commissioned an ongoing “Keep Britain Working”...
In the world of workplace pensions, the mantra of the day from policymakers is that bigger is better. But despite this general trend, in relation to scheme size and default funds, the Pensions...
The Financial Conduct Authority has rowed back on plans to improve diversity and inclusion at regulated firms, while also scrapping proposals to ‘name and shame’ businesses at an earlier stage of enforcement...
The Financial Conduct Authority has called for improvements in the way private market investments are valued, to ensure ‘fairness’ and 'confidence' in the sector, as fund managers and DC schemes increasingly seek...
Isio has appointed ex-FCA supervisory specialist Ritchie Thomson to be a strategic advisor to its regulatory conduct business. Thomson worked for the FCA for 20 years, and led the regulators’ supervisory work...
