Default retirement options in risk exposing millions of UK pensioners to financial losses, according to a report by the Behavioural Insights Team, commissioned by the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries. Under the...
The United Kingdom is now ranked in 15th place on the Natixis Investment Managers global retirement index, falling one place from 2025. The accompanying Natixis report noted that retirement security is coming...
Pensions UK has appointed four new non-executive directors to its board, strengthening the organisation's governance and bringing new expertise from across the pensions industry. Joining the Board are Rachel Brothwood, executive director...
Nobel prize winning economist William Sharpe famously called decumulation the “nastiest, hardest problem in finance”; the UK government believes it may have found a solution through guided retirement legislation. Current arrangements in...
Millions of self-employed people are being left without simple and effective routes into retirement, according to research by the Society of Pension Professionals. The paper called for a fundamental rethink of how...
Defined contribution pension schemes have expressed enthusiasm towards investing in private market assets, but are facing barriers including capability and knowledge gaps, fees and a lack of suitable investment opportunities, according to...
Simplyhealth’s ‘on demand’ discounted and self-pay services will now be offered through the Hapi employee benefits platform. This broadens the existing partnership between cash plan provider Simplyhealth and Personal Group, which offers...
Just 7 per cent of UK pension holders who have moved abroad know where all their pension pots are, according to research by deVere Group. The research of more than 750 people...
The cross-party Work and Pensions Committee has launched an inquiry examining how auto-enrolment could be reformed to address issues of pensions adequacy and securing a fair retirement income for low earners. Despite...
Returns across 22 UK Long-Term Asset Funds (LTAFs) vary by around 5 percentage points a year. This is based on an analysis by XPS Group in its 'Decoding the LTAF Landscape: Same...
