Defined contribution master trusts are taking different approaches towards climate change and there are clear leaders and laggards in different areas, according to a report by consultancy XPS Group. The analysis covered...
Standard Life has appointed Emma Furlonger as managing director of its workplace and retail intermediary businesses on a permanent basis. Furlonger has held this position on an interim basis since April this...
More than three quarters (76 per cent) of those in the pensions industry are assessing, exploring or expect to explore collective defined contribution within three years, according to a Gallagher survey of...
CAPAdata has been authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority as a benchmark administrator, with the Corporate Adviser Pensions Average (CAPA) now included on the FCA’s official benchmark register. The authorisation marks a...
There are now over a million pensioners paying income tax at 40 per cent or more, according to a freedom of information request submitted by consultancy Lane Clark & Peacock. In five...
Rents are expected to more than double over the next 20 years, taking the total cost of renting in retirement to around £419,000, according to research by Standard Life. Retirees who rent...
Westfield Health has surpassed revenue of £100m for the first time in its 106-year history, up 7 per cent. Additionally, the provider now has 590,000 policyholders, up 25 per cent since 2022,...
The latest VFM consultation gives concessions to schemes targeting annuity – it’s hard to see why these schemes would continue to exist. The latest iteration of the value for money framework should...
The Government's consultation on DB surplus flexibility reflects the improved funding position of many defined benefit schemes and raises questions about how they can use surplus. As the consultation ends, Broadstone says...
There are some “significant practical issues to resolve”, particularly around payments to younger members in the case of defined benefit surplus, according to a response by pensions focused law firm Sacker &...
