The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched a consultation on how to enable defined contribution (DC) savers to invest in patient capital via unit-linked funds.

The Competition and Markets Authority's (CMA) final report on the investment consultant market has been celebrated as having "real teeth" to produce better outcomes for members.

Tenders for first-time fiduciary management mandates will be mandatory, must be conducted on a closed basis, and will apply to any mandate for over 20% of a scheme's assets, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has confirmed.

Crashing out of the European Union without a deal could cause a 37% increase in the aggregate buyout deficit for defined benefit (DB) schemes, says Cardano.

Brunel Pension Partnership has launched its authorised contractual scheme (ACS) and first sub-fund managing around £1.6bn of UK equities.

NEST's director of business development Helen Dowsey speaks to James Phillips about communications, sidecar savings, and retirement products.

Defined benefit (DB) schemes ended November in an aggregate surplus position for the first time since 2011, according to Pension Protection Fund (PPF) figures.

Tax-based financial incentives for savings are wasted on the lowest paid workers as they may not have the means to contribute more into their pension, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) says.

This week's top stories included the Department for Work and Pensions issuing two separate consultations on the pensions dashboard and defined benefit consolidation.

A regime similar to that for defined contribution (DC) master trusts will be set up for regulating defined benefit (DB) consolidators under plans announced today.