Hargreaves Lansdown, AJ Bell, Pensions Bee, Vanguard and five other retail Sipp providers, have slammed ‘legacy’ pension providers, for running an ‘archaic’ transfer system that is ‘not fit for purpose’. In a...
The best performing growth phase multi-employer pension default fund delivered a pre-charge return of 94.9 per cent in the five years to the end of 2025, more than triple the return of...
DC pension schemes should not shy away from venture capital as being too risky as its high returns are worth the risk says pensions minister Torsten Bell. In a wide-ranging speech and...
The government faces pressure to rethink plans to curb salary sacrifice pension contributions after the House of Lords backed a series of amendments that significantly soften the proposed legislation. Peers in the...
Younger adults are more knowledgable about where their pension is invested when compared to older savers according to new research from Pensions UK. These counter-intuitive findings highlight a generational divide about pension...
Isio has completed its first ‘micro’ buy-in using its new service aimed at smaller DB schemes. This deal has secured a £1.2m buy-in for the Godolphin Company Limited, sponsored by St Aubyn...
The countdown to this year’s Corporate Adviser Awards has begun, with the announcement of the shortlisted providers. The shortlist has been unveiled for all 12 provider categories for the 2026 awards, which...
Barnett Waddingham is urging the government to introduce ‘legally protected’ learning time for lay trustees as part of ‘proportionate reforms’ to strengthen, transparency, independence and decision-making across UK pension schemes. These comments...
Standard Life has appointed Nuwan Goonetilleke to be its interim chief investment officer, and the CEO of its retirement solutions and asset management division. This follows the announcement that the current incumbent...
The government's priority should be legislating for large corporations to disclose transition plans, not adding additional reporting requirements on pension schemes, according to Torsten Bell, the UK’s minister for pensions. Bell made...
