Trustee stories

Aon now has a second partner with the required professional qualifications to take on the role of a scheme actuary for a CDC scheme. Chintan Gandhi, partner and head of Collective Defined...

TPT Retirement Solutions has questioned whether superfunds should continue to pay a higher levy to the Pension Protection Fund than employer-sponsored schemes. Its concerns were raised in a consultation run by the...

Interest in DB superfunds is rising, with nearly two thirds of pension professionals saying they are more likely to consider them than they were 18 months ago, according to polling by the...

The Pensions Regulator has launched a consultation on its new code of practice for multi-employer CDC schemes.  This revised code sets out the authorisation criteria for providers who want to run one...

Aegon UK is including a more significant allocation to private markets within its second largest workplace default, the Aegon LifePath strategy.  This default strategy is used by more than 375,000 pension savers...

Insuretech firm Lumera will acquire the consultancy firm Acuity for an undisclosed sum.  Acuity specialists in complex pensions and workforce reforms for public sector schemes, and has longstanding relationships with both the...

The Government will consult on whether there needs to be greater regulation of trustees, via a new accreditation process and centrally set standards.  The consultation is also asking for industry feedback on...

The People’s Pension has published its first responsible investment (RI) report, less than a year after ditching State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) as its main asset manager, and hiring Amundi and Invesco...

DB trustees will be able to transfer surplus payments into a DC arrangement via a new solution offered through Aviva Master Trust. This new option is aimed at both DB trustees and...

The Government will introduce secondary legislation to allow workplace pension providers to side-step current direct marketing rules when recommending retirement solutions under the new targeted support framework. The announcement was made in...