Trustee stories

There was widespread support from the industry for the new value for money framework set out by the Department of Work & Pensions, The Financial Conduct Authority and The Pensions Regulator.  Many...

The Government's proposed Value for Money Framework adopts the retirement cohorts and chain-linking methodology used by CAPAdata to show the performance of DC pension schemes. This data provides a comprehensive overview of...

The Department of Work & Pensions, the Financial Conduct Authority and The Pensions Regulator have proposed key changes to the new value for money (VFM) framework for workplace pension schemes, following industry...

Across the workplace and pensions ecosystem, a new category of financial risk is gaining momentum and entering the mainstream. The recent COP30 marked the moment that nature became a financial variable, carrying...

Aviva Investors has boosted its specialist private markets team with three expernal appointments, including a new head of private markets equity.  Callem Fraser takes on this new role,  joining from Barings. Prior...

The past year has seen the DC pensions industry embark on significant change, with the push towards fewer, larger schemes that can invest in a broader range of assets and deliver better...

There is a growing “disconnect” between the rhetoric on sustainability and concrete action among fiduciary managers, according to the latest research from XPS Group.  It found that just 21 per cent of...

People’s Partnership has appointed the former head of workplace pensions for Lloyds Banking Group, Jackie Leiper, as a non-executive director.  Leiper has considerable experience in the workplace pensions and wider financial services...

Broadstone advised on more than £500m of bulk purchase annuity business through its SM&RT Insure proposition during a record 2025.  This proposition is designed to offer an efficient process for small and...

Buy-in volumes could reach a record £55bn in 2026, prompting acquisition activity among bulk annuity insurers, according to forecasts for the pension risk transfer market.  Consultancy firm LCP said it expects that...