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When people switch jobs, previous AE pensions should move with them, under proposals put forward by pension consultants LCP.  It is saying this ‘pot follow member’ approach —  which LCP is calling...

Industry experts warn that a public-sector consolidator must not be a way “to nationalise DB by the back door", as the government’s consultation on options for DB schemes approaches its deadline. The...

Scottish Widows has appointed Eva Cairns as head of responsible investment and stewardship. Cairns has 18 years of experience in responsible investing and climate strategy. She also has experience leading large-scale change...

The 350 largest UK-listed businesses’ defined benefit (DB) pension accounting surplus rose to £59bn from £66bn by the end of March 2024, according to Mercer’s Pensions Risk Survey data. According to Mercer,...

Smart Pension has appointed Claire Misata as business development director. Misata will take the lead in developing relationships between trustees and Employee Benefit Consultants (EBCs) for Smart Pension. Misata, who has over...

Corporate Adviser · Episode 4: Opponents To Pot For Life Lifetime Provider Many in the pension world have questioned the urgency of reform of small pots and most definitely there are misgivings...

In spite of major reforms over the past twenty years, the UK’s long-term savings system lacks coherence and strategic purpose, with different elements of the system working against each other. The government...

Learning from the pension systems of other countries makes sense.  But we cannot always ‘cut and paste’ policies between countries which may have a totally different pensions history, different labour market conditions,...

Pension ‘pots for life’ make as much sense on these shores as they do in other countries, where they are  already up and running. Firstly, the need is clear. New research by...