Trustee stories

The largest 10 professional trustee firms now oversee almost half of UK DB pension assets with assets — up from just under a third in 2020. In total these firms oversee 2,400...

For years, the pensions industry has treated decumulation as a single, solemn question: how do we turn a pot of money into a reliable income for life? We have produced rules, papers,...

Nearly 15 years ago, I wrote my first article for the pensions press. I was surprised, and my Mum was delighted that it made the front page.  The article was about the...

Money Alive will become FCX Technologies under a company rebrand.  The tech firm specialises in providing personalised digital content and communication for pension schemes, primarily through its Video Canvas product.  This has...

Nest is now able to expand the range of retirement options offered to its 14 million members, allowing it to offer flexi-access for the first time, following regulatory changes. The legislation allowing...

Ten providers already have the £25bn of DC assets required by the government’s new scale test across their entire book according to data in Corporate Adviser’s latest Master Trust and GPP report....

WTW has completed its acquisition of Cushon, following regulatory approval from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). WTW already runs the LifeSight master trust, and this acquisition further strengthens its position in the...

SEI has appointed Chris Roberts and Azka Ali to its master trust board of directors and named Roberts as chair following the retirement of Allan Course. Roberts has 25 years of experience...

Gail Izat has been promoted to chief operating officer for Standard Life’s pensions & savings business.  This newly created role follows Standard Life’s acquisition of Aegon UK and Izat will be tasked with...

Almost two third of workers in the UK currently use salary sacrifice - but the majority are unaware this will be restricted from 2029, according to new research.  Barnett Waddingham, now part...