Standard Life has appointed Nuwan Goonetilleke to be its interim chief investment officer, and the CEO of its retirement solutions and asset management division. This follows the announcement that the current incumbent...
The government's priority should be legislating for large corporations to disclose transition plans, not adding additional reporting requirements on pension schemes, according to Torsten Bell, the UK’s minister for pensions. Bell made...
Broadstone is calling for stronger governance standards for pension scheme trustees, as the DC sectors looks to consolidate. Responding to the Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP) consultation on this issue, the...
An Association of Consulting Actuaries’ response to the Department for Work and Pensions consultation on trusteeship and governance in trust-based pension schemes has highlighted areas such as conflict of interest concerns for...
There is widespread support for the revised Value for Money (VfM) regulations, but the industry is calling for further refinements particularly around forward-looking metrics, to deliver good member outcomes and ensure a...
Sackers has issued guidance and tips for trustees looking to prepare their first ‘own risk assessments’ (ORAs). Depending on the scheme's reporting dates, some trustees will be looking to complete these assessments...
There is growing evidence wealthier savers are looking to protect large DC pots from inheritance tax, with pensions due to be included in the value of people’s estates from April 2027. Pensions...
Asset managers around the world are keeping a close eye on developing events in the Middle East, as US and Israeli strikes on Iran have already spiked global volatility. A series of...
Veteran pension campaigner Ros Altmann has urged government to further delay planned changes to salary sacrifice, as current proposals risk damaging pension outcomes in the UK. Her comments come as a Lords...
The Net Zero Asset Managers initiative has formally relaunched, although the move has revealed that large asset managers have since left the already floundering organization. NZAM relaunched with a public statement from...
