Trustee stories

The past year has seen the DC pensions industry embark on significant change, with the push towards fewer, larger schemes that can invest in a broader range of assets and deliver better...

There is a growing “disconnect” between the rhetoric on sustainability and concrete action among fiduciary managers, according to the latest research from XPS Group.  It found that just 21 per cent of...

People’s Partnership has appointed the former head of workplace pensions for Lloyds Banking Group, Jackie Leiper, as a non-executive director.  Leiper has considerable experience in the workplace pensions and wider financial services...

Broadstone advised on more than £500m of bulk purchase annuity business through its SM&RT Insure proposition during a record 2025.  This proposition is designed to offer an efficient process for small and...

Buy-in volumes could reach a record £55bn in 2026, prompting acquisition activity among bulk annuity insurers, according to forecasts for the pension risk transfer market.  Consultancy firm LCP said it expects that...

Verlingue has further strengthened its position in the UK market with the acquisition of employee benefits  consultancy EBCam for an undisclosed sum.  This Cambridge-based specialist firm has an experienced team in place...

Aon now has a second partner with the required professional qualifications to take on the role of a scheme actuary for a CDC scheme. Chintan Gandhi, partner and head of Collective Defined...

TPT Retirement Solutions has questioned whether superfunds should continue to pay a higher levy to the Pension Protection Fund than employer-sponsored schemes. Its concerns were raised in a consultation run by the...

Interest in DB superfunds is rising, with nearly two thirds of pension professionals saying they are more likely to consider them than they were 18 months ago, according to polling by the...

The Pensions Regulator has launched a consultation on its new code of practice for multi-employer CDC schemes.  This revised code sets out the authorisation criteria for providers who want to run one...