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DB transfer values have continued to fall, down more than 6 per cent since the start of the year, according to XPS Group’s latest Transfer Value Index. The Index recorded a modest...

The UK’s largest pension providers have launched a new partnership, designed to drive funds into regional investment opportunities. This Sterling 20 group, is supported by 20 pension providers and insurers and has...

The aggregate funding level for the 87 funds in the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) in England and Wales rose from 126 per cent at the end of March to a record...

Collective Defined Contribution (CDC) schemes could increase retirement incomes for UK savers by up to 60 per cent compared with annuities, while offering more secure lifetime income, according to Hymans Robertson. The...

The Investing and Saving Alliance (Tisa) has urged the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to revise elements of its proposed targeted support regime, warning that parts of the draft rules could create confusion...

Australian pension fund investment in the UK and Europe is expected to more than double over the next decade to around £323bn by 2035, according to a new report commissioned by IFM...

Pension providers have invested £1.6bn in unlisted equities in the two years since the Mansion House Compact. This remains less than 1 per cent of DC assets. Under the terms of this...

Reframe Cancer has appointed Denise Wond as marketing director. Wond will head up Reframe’s marketing function and report directly to CEO Mark Stephenson. She has previously led marketing functions at Royal London,...

The world largest private asset manager Blackstone, is launching a new business unit focused on the DC pension sector. This new DC department will sit within its private wealth division and focus...

The majority of UK employers believe that pension-related benefits are key to business success, according to new research from Scottish Widows. The study found that 88 per cent of firms view pensions...