Aon’s default has delivered the highest returns for savers over the past 10 years, with cumulative returns that are almost three times that of Now: Pensions, the worst-performing default over this period. ...
Government power to mandate pension funds on how to invest savers money is set to become law after the Labour majority in the Commons struck down attempts by the Lords to remove...
A new Government-backed, employer-led coalition has been launched to drive greater take-up of workplace savings schemes to strengthen employees’ financial resilience. Chaired by Co-op Group chief people officer Claire Costello, the National...
Standard Life will acquire Aegon UK for £2bn, with the transaction covering its UK pension and insurance business. Standard Life said this acquisition will see the company become the UK’s largest retirement...
The regulators’ final rounds of consultation on the Value for Money (VFM) reform package, due to come into effect in 2028, have been met with a hail of criticism, with some voices...
Workplace pension scheme Nest has appointed Crescent Capital Group in a £450 million deal to manage an open-ended mandate investing in secured, first-priority loans to private companies. The investment is part of...
UK defined benefit pension schemes are paying more attention to longevity risk as more consider running on rather than moving straight to buyout, according to Aon. Aon suggests that better funding levels...
All respondents to a Society of Pension Professionals survey are utilising artificial intelligence within their business practices. This is an increase from last year, when 87 per cent of respondents confirmed that...
Trustees should consider how a covenant is impacted by geopolitical volatility and factor that into assessment of covenant reliability, according to consultancy Lane Clark & Peacock. The statement comes at a time...
I have spent two decades talking to financial planners about technology and learned one thing which is that the profession is the ultimate chameleon. We’ve evolved from the manual grind of stock...
