Independent professional trustees are increasingly looking to advisers for support on bulk annuity transactions, scheme run-on and pensions regulation, according to new research from First Actuarial. The consultancy's inaugural survey of 65...
Vidett will partner with the Trustee Accelerator Programme (TAP) and will provide mentors to help support the next cohort of trainees. Run by the Pensions Management Institute (PMI), TAP is a fully...
AE contributions could be entirely absorbed by rental costs in later life, according to new research, which calls for new ways for pensions to help first-time buyers. Hymans Robertson’s report, Tapping the...
More than half the UK’s largest DC default funds now have allocations to private markets, but average allocations are still below 5 per cent. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD A COPY OF THE...
Private markets are playing an increasingly important role within defined contribution pension schemes, offering access to growing businesses that may provide attractive long-term investment opportunities while supporting the wider UK economy. In...
Climate change is rapidly becoming the 'defining' risk factor when looking at longer-term investment strategies, funding positions and retirement outcomes according to a new report from the Society of Pension Professionals. This...
The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) has launched a consultation on its future strategy, as it seeks to respond to shifting investor priorities amid both a political backlash against net zero, and...
The majority of trustees and DB pension managers plan to adopt new rules, giving them more flexibility on using scheme surpluses, according to research from XPS Group. The poll found that 58...
The number of professional trustee appointments is slowing as the market matures and increasing numbers of defined benefit pension schemes have successfully moved through insurance buyout to wind up, according to a...
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has published an action plan aimed at improving communications around the state pension age. This follows recommendations from the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman's (PHSO)...
