Millions of employees could face a poorer retirement if the Chancellor levies National Insurance on pension contributions in this month’s Budget, according to industry concerns. The Institute for Fiscal Studies estimates that...
Should pension schemes allow members to use funds to help get them on the property ladder? And are there more innovative ways the pension funds could be used to address the housing...
The People’s Pension now has £30bn of assets under management. The master trust says it expects to reach the £50bn mark within the next five years — putting it in the top...
WTW and Carne Group are launching a private equity Long-Term Asset Fund (LTAF). It is expected that LifeSight, WTW’s master trust, will invest into this FCA-approved fund, after the master trust committed...
XPS Group has appointed Jonathan Churcher to lead the transformation intelligence team within its insurance consulting division. Churcher joins from KPMG where he was a senior leader within their financial services transformation...
WTW and Hymans Robertson have been appointed by Nest Pensions to help develop a new retirement income offering, raising the possibility it could launch a decumulation collective DC (CDC) plan. Nest says...
Isio Group Limited has signed an agreement to acquire K3 Advisory, the insurance and risk settlement specialist, subject to FCA regulatory approval. The acquisition will expand Isio’s risk settlement services. Isio has...
The FCA sprang a significant surprise on the pensions market with news that its bespoke British Steel Pension Scheme (BSPS) redress scheme launched in 2023, had offered no redress to 70 per...
We are weeks away from what could be one of the most momentous Budget statements for years. George Osborne’s bombshell 2014 Budget unleashed the pension freedom reforms – and transformed Britain’s personal...
Standard Life has named Andrew Davies as independent chair of its independent governance committee (IGC). He also holds the role of trustee director on the Standard Life Master Trust Company Board (SLMTC),...
