Trustee stories

More than half a million people have now been forced to reclaim tax they never owed after dipping into their pensions, with former pensions minister Steve Webb saying the system is "designed...

First Actuarial has created four new associate partners after another year of strong growth. These new associate partners work across some of the firm’s key growth areas, including investment consultancy and employee...

Smart Pension is investing £330m - 5 per cent of its default fund - into two funds looking to help transition the UK to cleaner energy sources.  Both funds are managed by...

Isio has launched a new service for trustees and sponsors of defined benefit (DB) pension schemes to support decision-making on long-term strategy. Isio says the service responds to a growing need for...

Baroness Jeannie Drake is to lead a new Pensions Commission, which will seek cross-party and industry consensus on improving pensions adequacy.  Alongside this Commission the Government has also launched a state pension...

Broadstone has appointed Rob Kerry as its new actuarial director. Kerry joins the consultancy’s insurance, regulatory and risk division within its life insurance team which delivers a range of actuarial and consulting...

Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey has openly challenged the Government’s policy of mandating pension scheme investment in private market assets, casting doubt over whether the plans will be implemented. According to...

Eight out of 10 businesses (80 per cent) expect to change the type of DC scheme offered in the coming years, in a bid to take advantage better value for money options...

Barnett Waddingham has submitted the first actuarial valuation under the new regulatory regime for DB schemes.  The consultantcy completed the assessment for The Pension and Life Assurance Plan of the Royal Society,...

Now: Pensions has made an investment into affordable housing in the UK, as part of its commitment to the Mansion House Accord. This is the workplace pension provider’s first investment into private...