Pensions UK has called on the government to withdraw its reserve mandation powers from the forthcoming Pension Schemes Bill. These reserve powers effectively allow the government to direct how schemes invest members...
There is widespread support for the revised Value for Money (VfM) regulations, but the industry is calling for further refinements particularly around forward-looking metrics, to deliver good member outcomes and ensure a...
Sackers has issued guidance and tips for trustees looking to prepare their first ‘own risk assessments’ (ORAs). Depending on the scheme's reporting dates, some trustees will be looking to complete these assessments...
The UK’s department for Business and Trade has published the government’s finalised Sustainability Reporting Standards, which mandates corporate disclosure of sustainability rated risks. The second set of regulations launched simultaneously targets climate...
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...
Minimum standards could drive a “step-change” in quality across areas such as administration platforms and integrated service providers, claims insurance tech firm Lumera. In its response to the Department of Work and...
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...
The Financial Conduct Authority is looking to enforce “less rules in the future” as part of a wider governmental deregulation push, according to statements made by chief executive Nikhil Rathi. In a...
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...
There has been mixed industry response to the latest FCA consolation, which proposes radical changes to the pension transfer system and ways to modernise future pension projections. While there was support for...
