The Nest Sharia Fund has today moved from a 100 per cent equity strategy, and will now allocate 30 per cent to sukuk bonds. According to Nest, incorporating sukuk - interest-free, asset-backed...
Muse Advisory has appointed Paul Armitage to lead of its DC and employee benefit support to clients. Armitage has considerable experience in the industry. Until recently he was a partner at XPS,...
Nest pensions has expanded it executive team, appointing April Clark to the new role of chief people officer (CPO). Clark has considerable experience in the financial services and human resources sector, having...
Gilt yields have risen since Labour’s £40bn tax-rising Budget, but pensions experts say this is unlikely to spark the same liquidity problems for DB schemes that occurred in the aftermath of Liz...
The rise in employers national insurance could provide an unexpected boost for the pensions industry, via increased contributions to salary sacrifice schemes. Many are expecting more employers to offer these schemes, in...
The Budget decision to include pensions and pension death benefits within estates for inheritance tax (IHT) could lead to massive bureaucracy issues, and further delays for bereaved families when it comes to...
The People’s Pension has more than halved the carbon footprint of its default fund over the past 12 months. According to its latest annual TCFD report total carbon emissions within the scheme's...
The Pensions Scams Industry Group (PSIG) has launched an industry-wide petition calling for a change in the way HMRC treats victims of pension and investment fraud. It is hoping to gain widespread...
Employer National Insurance contributions will increase from 13.8 percent to 15 percent from April 2025, chancellor Rachel Reeves has confirmed in her first Budget today. But there has been no introduction of...
In her first Budget the Chancellor Rachel Reeves has confirmed that pensions will be included within the value of estates for inheritance tax purposes. This change will be effective from April 2027...
