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TPT is the first provider to announce plans to launch a multi-employer whole-of-life collective defined contribution (CDC) scheme. It plans to launch the CDC by the end of 2026, following legislation after...

The Reserved Investor Fund (RIF), a new type of UK-based contractual investment scheme, was launched on 19 March 2025. The RIF was originally proposed by the previous government, in response to industry...

Barnett Waddingham has connected its first client to the pensions dashboards ecosystem using its chosen provider, Equisoft. The firm said the connection was made in line with the official timetable and that...

The Society of Pension Professionals has published a whitepaper, exploring the potential impact of US tariffs on UK pension schemes.  The SPP has sought to utilise the diverse expertise of its membership...

Defined contribution (DC) pension savers have seen their retirement prospects improve over the past six years, according to the Aon UK DC Tracker, which rose by 12.6 points from 2019 to the...

LifeSight, WTW’s defined contribution (DC) master trust, celebrates its 10-year anniversary this month. The trust, which was the first to be authorised by the Pensions Regulator now has £22bn AUM and 450,000 members....

Aviva provided vocational and clinical rehabilitation to over 2,600 employees from 292 employers last year through its Group Income Protection scheme, with 86 per cent of those supported returning to or remaining...

An additional 1.6m more people risk poverty in retirement due to rising living costs, according to the latest report from Scottish Widows. Overall it found that 15.3m now face poverty in retirement...

Trustee and governance firm Vidett has appointed Alison Hatcher as head of trusteeship.  Hatcher recently stepped down as non-executive director at The Pensions Regulator, where she provided commercial and industry insight to...

The government should embrace bold pension reforms as a radical game-change for UK growth. Given the high cost of tax relief there is clear justification for the government to require pension funds...