The government is consulting on whether employee benefit consultants (EBCs) and corporate advisers should be regulated for the workplace pensions advice they give to employers. In a Treasury consultation published yesterday, The...
Employers could be required to establish a named executive with responsibility for retirement outcomes of staff under a Treasury consultation published yesterday. The Government is concerned employers are approaching the selection of...
The Government’s plan to set a minimum size requirement for multi-employer DC funds could face a challenge on grounds of discrimination against religious groups. Chancellor Rachel Reeves used her Mansion House speech...
Aegon and NatWest Cushon are among UK pension providers that have either committed to provide funds to the new British Growth Partnership, announced by Rachel Reeves in tonight’s Mansion House speech, or...
Small defined contribution pension schemes are at threat of closure following a government consultation on setting a minimum size requirement for funds to drive consolidation and boost productive investments in the UK....
The gender pension gap will take 20 more years to close unless actions like lowering the auto-enrolment age, extending AE to part-timers, and increasing contributions to 12 per cent are implemented, all...
L&G has partnered with IFM Investors — a global infrastructure manager owned by Australian pension funds. This partnership will see IFM run the infrastructure investments for L&G’s new DC focused private markets...
UK DC pensions are too ‘risk averse’, with lifestyling potentially damaging member outcomes, according to a new report. This study aims to look at how the UK DC market can emulate the...
First Actuarial has appointed Gavin Thorn as a financial wellbeing consultant. Thorn joins from Aon where he worked for six years. In this role he delivered financial wellbeing services and coaching to...
Over the past few years, defined contribution (DC) pension schemes have made efforts to place sustainability at the heart of their investment strategies, particularly in regards to climate change. As schemes continue...
