SPONSORED COPY At 54%, the ethnicity pensions gap in 2023 is stark. To what extent is a lack of trust in the investment industry stopping pensions from reaching their full potential? In...
The Government has proposed introducing a permanent ‘superfund’ regulatory regime to provide employers and trustees with a new way of managing DB liabilities. The Department of Work and Pension is calling for...
With the cost of living having increased, employees may be feeling more worried about their financial situation – potentially leaving them more vulnerable to pension scams. Employers, though, can play a part...
Government plans to encourage wider pension scheme investment in the UK economy need to put better outcomes for savers first, according to a new report from the Association of British Insurers. While...
The Financial Conduct Authority has censured Lighthouse Advisory Services for the unsuitable advice given to those looking to transfer out of defined benefit pension schemes. These “serious failings” occurred between 2015 and...
When a Chancellor of the Exchequer really wants to pull a rabbit out of the hat, they often turn to pensions. In this year’s Budget, Jeremy Hunt did not disappoint, reducing the...
The Pensions Regulator is writing to trustees at hundreds of pension funds asking them to ensure members' information has not been compromised following a data hack at scheme administrator Capita. Capita —...
Pension and insurance companies have welcomed government plans to ban cold calling on all financial products. The UK government will announce a blanket ban on these unsolicited calls as part of wider...
The defined benefit funding regime needs to adopt a flexible approach that does not negatively impact less mature funds, according to the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA). The body, in its...
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has pushed back the publication of its new defined benefit funding code until April 2024. This new code was initially due to be be finalised and implemented in...
