UK

Are DC pension schemes meeting the needs of all workforces – and can scheme design and engagement strategies for different groups within society ensure that they do? Both corporate advisers and providers,...

Zedra has appointed Dan Whincup as client director, who joined in April and is now based in Leeds. Whincup spent 11 years as part of the in-house senior leadership team at Coal...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Bank of England have outlined joint plans for the development of tokenisation in UK wholesale financial markets. This is being presented as a long-term vision...

Smart Pension has launched a new guided retirement journey for savers, with a view to helping them make more informed decisions prior to retirement.  This is offered through its Smart Retire solution,...

Standard Life has launched a new Sharia-compliant pension lifestyle strategy for workplace pension members, expanding its range of responsible investment options. The new Standard Life Sharia Universal Strategic Lifestyle Profile is designed...

Pensions UK is calling for more co-ordinated action between government, regulators and public finance institutions to deliver scalable investment vehicles in private markets and help schemes meet Mansion House commitments. This call...

Many in their forties and fifties are approaching pivotal financial decisions without the clarity or confidence they need. They have lived through major changes, including the decline of DB pensions, increased investment...

The Pensions Regulator has launched a regulatory initiative targeting defined benefit and hybrid pension schemes to assess how they are preparing member data for pensions dashboards. The move comes ahead of the...

UK retirees could safely withdraw up to 5.7 per cent from their pension funds at retirement, provided they can afford to take a more flexible approach to income during period of market...

BlackRock has launched a new long term asset fund (LTAF) aimed at helping DC schemes invest in a broad range of  private assets. This Diversified Alternative Strategies LTAF has been seeded by...