The James Neill Pension Plan has completed a capital-backed investment (CBI) transaction with Portunes Pension Capital, in a deal understood to be only the second of its kind in the UK pensions...
Trustees of defined benefit schemes are warning that ‘significant’ government pressure to utilise surpluses funds could conflict with their fiduciary duties. Research by Barnett Waddingham (BW) among 50 professional trustees found that...
Artificial intelligence used across pension schemes is creating a governance challenge rather than a new regulatory risk, according to Cartwright Pension Trusts. Cartwright said trustees should focus on oversight, accountability and existing...
The Australian payroll and pensions firms, SuperChoice has appointed Paul Watson as a senior advisory consultant as it looks to expand across the UK. The fintech provides systems to connect employers, payroll...
Leading voices from the pensions industry have urged the next prime minister to look at the long-term affordability of the pensions triple lock. Keir Starmer announced his resignation yesterday, and it is...
Implementing private markets within defined contribution (DC) pensions requires close collaboration between providers and asset managers. In this video, Aegon’s head of investment proposition, Michael Robinson, and BlackRock director, DC and retirement...
The DC decumulation landscape is changing rapidly, but not always in ways trustees and providers expect. While policy discussions continue to focus on improving pathways for savers, value for money and governance,...
The government should be genuinely congratulated on the 2026 Pension Schemes Act. So much of the Act is very good; and it is a credit to the Labour Ministers that they have...
Private market investments are increasingly being considered by defined contribution (DC) pension schemes of all sizes, including single-employer trusts. In this video, Mercer’s lead DC Consultant Tej Patel and BlackRock director Hannah...
The plan to allow group personal pension schemes to transfer in bulk without member consent remains one of the more complex elements of the government’s plans to drive consolidation in workplace pensions....
