Reckless conservatism is destructive to DC pension outcomes, so prioritise equities within default funds to drive better returns. That is the headline message from Stéphanie Payet, private pensions analyst at the OECD....
The Government will look to introduce new legalisation, to put a wider definition of trustees' fiduciary duty onto a statutory footing. This announcement was made by the pensions minister Torsten Bell in...
XPS Group has expanded its risk settlement team with five new appointments. The consultancy says this comes after a rise in buy-in transactions over the past year, and reflects the firm’s investment...
Hargreaves Lansdown has appointed Doug Abbott to be its chief product officer. In this role Abbott will be responsible for HL’s £11bn fund management fund range, which includes its workplace offering —...
AI is already impacted the way people make pension decisions, and if providers harness its abilities this technology could drive better retirement outcomes. This was one of the key takeaways from a...
Sackers has created two new partners in its pension law business and made three other senior promotions. Polly Ehrman and Emily Rowley have been promoted to partner, Hannah Savill and Lucy Bennett...
TPT Retirement Solutions’s DB Superfund has appointed Mercer as its scheme actuary and LCP to provide independent investment oversight. The trustee board has also appointed Gowling WLG to provide legal advice and...
Fintech company PensionPay has partnered with Visa, to launch a new ‘digital wallet’, to allow savers to make payments directly from their pension plan, via card or an app on their phone....
AJ Gallagher has further expanded its UK footprint with the acquisition of employee benefits firm First Actuarial for an undisclosed sum. First Actuarial offers pension administration, investment services and employee benefits consultancy...
Pension schemes are looking to refine responsible investment remits against an evolving political and economic backdrop. This was the subject of a key panel discussion at Corporate Adviser’s Master Trust and GPP...
