The investment subsidiary of Universities Superannuation Scheme has acquired a majority stake in Venn, an investment manager of private credit strategies within the UK residential sector. USS is the UK’s largest private...
WTW has appointed Gareth Strange to head up its outsourcing business in the UK , which includes its pensions administration business. He will replace Kevin Howard who has led the business for...
UK pension schemes with 100 members or more that are required to operate an effective system of governance (ESOG) must now complete an own risk assessment. In the rules introduced by The...
Run-on has overtaken buy-out as the dominant endgame for the UK’s largest DB schemes, according to research by Brightwell and mallowstreet. The Endgame & Surplus Report 2026 is based on a survey of 23...
Transparent risk-sharing and a simpler benefit structure mean UK Collective Defined Contribution (CDC) schemes could be better placed to succeed than earlier international models, particularly those in the Netherlands. LCP has highlighted...
Pension schemes using the Mobius platform will now be able to access UK-based venture capital through a new fund, designed to support Mansion House objectives. The platform has added the British Co-Investment...
AI-powered benefits platform Origin has raised more than $30 million in a Series A+ funding round, bringing total funding to over $50 million. Origin was founded by the leadership team behind Darwin,...
European Long-Term Investment Funds are a growing sector and now contain €10bn (£8.7bn) in assets, according to research by Morningstar. Since January 2026, Morningstar analysts have conducted 46 interviews with asset managers...
Two-fifths (43 per cent) of UK employees say they are not aware of all the benefits available through their workplace, according to research from Fidelity International. Fidelity’s Global Sentiment Survey took the...
That many workers may not have enough saved to retire when they’d planned could lead to a significant negative impact on corporates, including a “demographic bottleneck” within the workforce as older workers...
