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SEI has appointed Priti Ruparelia to the SEI master trust board of directors. Ruparelia will join the master trust investment sub-committee. She is the trustee director and head of defined contribution at...

Leading consultants remain sceptical about whether decumulation-only CDC or transferring DC pots into defined benefit arrangements will be effective solutions to the current decumulation challenge. At a panel event at the Corporate...

The majority of defined contribution pension savers will face lower retirement incomes than expected in the next five years, with this trend peaking in the early 2040s. Phoenix Insights' latest report, "Tomorrow’s...

Sacker & Partners has appointed Travers Smith partner Andy Lewis, who is set to join the firm next month.  Lewis specialises in ESG considerations in pensions, diversity and inclusion, and strategic pensions...

Employers must take a holistic and adaptive approach to employee health and wellbeing benefits, focusing on effective communication, service integration, and new solutions to fulfil their workforce's diverse needs amid rising costs....

An industry code of practice for bulk DC transfers is needed; however, reaching a consensus is challenging due to differing priorities among stakeholders which complicates its implementation. That was the main point...

Pension communication should focus on doers, encouraging action by being clear, purposeful, and simple, and focusing on what users want to do. In a presentation delivered by Quietroom lead consultant Caroline Hopper...

Government pension policy needs to prioritise raising auto-enrolment contribution levels if it wants to make a material difference to people’s financial security in retirement. Speaking at the Corporate Adviser Summit, Royal London’s...

The Department for Work & Pensions acknowledged there are industry concerns around their ‘traffic light’ rating, which is due to be implemented in the forthcoming Value for Money (VfM) regulations. Consultation is...

DC schemes need to focus on solution design and selecting experienced private market managers to ensure that these investments deliver better outcomes for members. At the Corporate Adviser Summit, Aegon’s Michael Robinson...