Private markets will be an important part of future growth stage asset allocations for DC schemes, helping maximise returns for investors. This was one of the main discussion points in a panel...
Jack Jones, the pensions policy officer at the Trades Union Congress (TUC) has questioned whether the regulation of pension consultants and potentially employers mooted by the government last week is practical or necessary. Jones...
All large employers should be looking at CDC options in order to deliver better retirement outcomes for members. This was one of the conclusions of a panel discussion at Corporate Adviser’s Master...
The Mansion House consolidation drive is an acceleration towards fewer, bigger, better-governed schemes not a change in direction says The Pensions Regulator. Sam Grutchfield, interim director of master trusts and DC supervision at the Pensions...
There has been strong support for government proposals to introduce multi-employer CDCs, as the consultation on Occupational Pension Scheme regulations for these new arrangements comes to a close. However in their responses...
Two major pension bodies have called for the Financial Conduct Authority to rethink its traffic light ratings in the proposed Value for Money assessments for workplace pension schemes. In their response the...
The Department for Work & Pensions acknowledged there are industry concerns around their ‘traffic light’ rating, which is due to be implemented in the forthcoming Value for Money (VfM) regulations. Consultation is...
Cost of living pressures have led to a significantly higher number of people accessing their pension funds, according to the latest data from the Financial Conduct Authority. The FCA figures show that...
SPONSORED CONTENT Vanessa Sallows, Group Protection Claims & Governance Director, Legal & General Retail, chats with Charlotte about her experience of supporting employees to return to work; the impact of sickness...
There are “major risks” in encouraging schemes to invest in UK productive assets, and the new value for money regulation could create a “herd mentality” among schemes and hamper investment innovation. These...
