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Smart Pension is investing £330m - 5 per cent of its default fund - into two funds looking to help transition the UK to cleaner energy sources.  Both funds are managed by...

Towergate Employee Benefits has appointed Roberto Russo as global benefits management principal consultant. Russo has strong expertise in global employee benefits, having spent nine years at Generali Employee Benefits and MAXIS Global...

Isio has launched a new service for trustees and sponsors of defined benefit (DB) pension schemes to support decision-making on long-term strategy. Isio says the service responds to a growing need for...

Fidelity’s default investment strategy for UK workplace pension schemes, FutureWise, has reached £20 billion in assets under management (AUM).  The strategy supports over 250,000 pension members, aiming to help them build better...

The Financial Ombudsman Service has appointed Liam Coleman to be its appointed chair. Coleman will take up the role on 10 October 2025. The FCA and the Financial Ombudsman are currently seeking to...

Aviva Investors has updated its range of three Retirement Income Model Portfolios (MPS) to help investors manage income in retirement, using Aviva Investors, which has expertise in managing institutional workplace pension strategies...

The Government Actuary’s Department (GAD) has been commissioned to prepare a report on the state pension age as part of the third state pension age review. The review will evaluate how current...

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has flagged significant data quality concerns as the pensions dashboards deadline approaches, warning that many schemes still carry a backlog of "data debt" caused by years of underinvestment...

Schroders now manages more than £500m in assets across 10 defined benefit schemes through Enplan, the consolidation platform developed by Entrust and Isio. The milestone comes 18 months after Schroders joined as...

Retirement fintech platform Freedom has named Damian Stancombe as its chief executive officer. Stancombe was previously a partner at Barnett Waddingham and is the founder of 60 Paydays to Retirement, a financial...