Sackers has issued guidance and tips for trustees looking to prepare their first ‘own risk assessments’ (ORAs). Depending on the scheme's reporting dates, some trustees will be looking to complete these assessments...
There is growing evidence wealthier savers are looking to protect large DC pots from inheritance tax, with pensions due to be included in the value of people’s estates from April 2027. Pensions...
Broadstone has agreed to acquire governance, risk and consultancy services provider Rockstead. Broadstone said the acquisition expands its existing capabilities, adding actuarial and analytical services across areas including due diligence, loan book...
Royal Mail’s new CDC plan delivered a above inflation pension increase of 6.4 per cent (CPI + 2.6 percentage points) for over 100,000 postal workers in its first year. Pension consultants say...
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has opened applications for firms to provide targeted support. The new service launches on 6 April 2026 and will allow banks, pension providers, and other authorised firms...
L&G has launched a cash savings platform, providing access to a range of savings products for DC members via Raisin UK. It aims to address the fact that some savers hold money in...
Phoenix Group has rebranded to Standard Life, the retirement savings business that it bought in 2018. As part of this change, Phoenix Group will be re-listed on the London Stock Exchange under...
Veteran pension campaigner Ros Altmann has urged government to further delay planned changes to salary sacrifice, as current proposals risk damaging pension outcomes in the UK. Her comments come as a Lords...
The Financial Conduct Authority has confirmed its targeted support rules following a board decision, with only minor changes made since the near-final version was published in December. The regulator said most of...
The Green Party won its first ever Westminster by-election victory in Gorton and Denton, after facing off competition from Labour and the Reform Party. Hannah Spencer’s high-profile win has warranted a wider...
