David Fairs is urging for rule changes to allow more members of defined benefit (DB) pension schemes to benefit from pension freedoms. Fairs brought to light the difficulties DB pension holders experience...
Broadstone has appointed Sharon Harwood-Davis as a client consulting director. Harwood-Davis joins the independent employee benefits consulting firm from PwC with more than 20 years of industry experience and a focus...
Funds Europe, the leading publication for Europe’s institutional investment professionals, has been sold by Punter Southall Group to Corporate Adviser parent Definite Article Media Limited. The acquisition, which takes place with immediate...
Barnett Waddingham has appointed nine new equity partners. In addition to the new partners, the firm has also promoted 12 principals and 30 associates. The total number of partners at Barnett Waddingham...
The de-risking market is on track to hit record volumes this year with £45bn to £60bn of transactions according to pension consultants LCP. It is prediction as many as 15 transactions at...
Standard Life has partnered with Moneyhub to integrate open finance functionality across its app and dashboard. This move will benefit Standard Life’s 1.5 million workplace pension scheme members who will now be...
Fintech pension provider Smart has acquired the US retirement savings provider ProManage for an undisclosed sum. This is the latest global acquisition by Smart and takes its AUM from £5.5bn to £8bn....
Isio Group has completed its acquisition of Deloitte Total Reward and Benefits Limited, the UK pensions advisory business of Deloitte LLP, following FCA approval. This acquisition marks a significant milestone for Isio,...
More than half of the commercial master trusts are now making a move toward more illiquid investments according to data from Hymans Robertson. It says this shift — from cost to value...
The government's proposal to lower the auto-enrolment age threshold for workplace pension schemes from 22 to 18 is expected to have unintended consequences for women because it aims to encourage early retirement...
