TPR consults on code for multi-employer CDC
The Pensions Regulator has launched a consultation on its new code of practice for multi-employer CDC schemes. This revised code sets out the authorisation criteria for providers who want to run one...
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Aegon boosts private markets allocation in default strategy
Aegon UK is including a more significant allocation to private markets within its second largest workplace default, the Aegon LifePath strategy. This default strategy is used by more than 375,000 pension savers...
Lumera acquires public sector pension consultancy firm
Insuretech firm Lumera will acquire the consultancy firm Acuity for an undisclosed sum. Acuity specialists in complex pensions and workforce reforms for public sector schemes, and has longstanding relationships with both the...
FCA charge cap review – performance fees, not 0.75pc
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is reviewing the rules around contract-based pensions to allow performance fees to be included outside of the 0.75 per cent charge cap. Some media outlets have reported...
Video: How advisers can help employers get the most from their healthcare plans
Corporate Adviser editor John Greenwood is joined by Hugh Bennett from Howden Employee Benefits and Vitality’s Gary Impett to discuss: The biggest hurdles advisers face and how shifting employee and employer expectations...
Govt launches consultation on evolving role of trustees
The Government will consult on whether there needs to be greater regulation of trustees, via a new accreditation process and centrally set standards. The consultation is also asking for industry feedback on...
People’s Pension publishes first RI report
The People’s Pension has published its first responsible investment (RI) report, less than a year after ditching State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) as its main asset manager, and hiring Amundi and Invesco...
New Aviva solution enables DB surplus transfer to boost DC benefits
DB trustees will be able to transfer surplus payments into a DC arrangement via a new solution offered through Aviva Master Trust. This new option is aimed at both DB trustees and...
FCA confirms targeted support plans will not extend to TPR-regulated schemes
The FCA has confirmed that its proposed targeted support regime will not apply to master trusts or other occupational DC schemes overseen by The Pensions Regulator (TPR). It reiterated that it has...
New legislation will allow PECR opt-out for workplace pension providers
The Government will introduce secondary legislation to allow workplace pension providers to side-step current direct marketing rules when recommending retirement solutions under the new targeted support framework. The announcement was made in...
