Investment
British Steel staff positive on Chinese buyout plans after pension collapse
A lifeline for British Steel in the form of a Chinese buyout would have positive implications for its workers caught up in its defined benefit (DB) pension transfer scheme saga.
Industry Voice Video: The value of active engagement
Why we believe that actively engaging with companies can lead to better investment outcomes.
Q&A with QMA - Rethinking ESG Investing: Core-Satellite Framework
ESG (environmental, social, governance) investing has evolved considerably over the last two decades, from simple stock-exclusion strategies to more specialized thematic, engagement and impact-oriented solutions. Despite this strategic evolution, we believe...
Value vs. Growth: The New Bubble
The last 18 months have been an historical period of value factor underperformance. Risk-averse investors have turned stock prices upside down. Cheap stocks have been underperforming for the last 18 months, while expensive stocks are overperforming. The...
Member engagement must be 'urgently addressed' as a quarter never review their pension
Just under a quarter (24%) of employees never review their pension which shows a lack of engagement when it comes to retirement is a “real issue”, according to Close Brothers.
Industry Voice: The risk of relying on the status quo for DC investing
The UK pensions landscape has changed; we’re now seeing greater contributions into DC schemes than DB for the first time, prompting a shift from schemes to look beyond traditional asset classes to deliver best outcomes for members.
PLSA appointed to TCFD industry working group
The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) has been appointed to the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures’ (TCFD) pensions industry working group.
Self-employed taking £115,000 workplace pensions shortfall
An individual who moves into self-employment after ten years work will miss out on an additional £115,300 in retirement funds after exiting their occupational pension scheme.
TPR market update: 16 million members saving into a master trust as authorisation concludes
The master trust market now represents 16 million memberships and holds more than £36bn in assets, The Pensions Regulator’s (TPR) final master trust market update reveals.
Pension master trusts: The list of providers
Professional Pensions has compiled a list charting the progress of master trust authorisation. View our list in full here...
All existing master trusts now authorised by TPR as Salvus and FCA receive approval
Salvus Master Trust and the Financial Conduct Authority Pension Plan have been approved by The Pensions Regulator (TPR), concluding the master trust authorisation regime for existing schemes.
Supertrust UK exits master trust market
The trustees and sponsor of Supertrust UK have decided to withdraw the master trust from The Pensions Regulator’s authorisation process and will now wind-up the scheme.
Aviva Investors agrees £250m commercial property investment
Aviva Investors has entered into a further agreement with the Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments) to invest £250m in commercial property in Cambridge.
DB funding - October 2019: Ongoing Brexit uncertainty and volatile markets cause deficits to fall
Every month, several firms issue trackers of the aggregate defined benefit (DB) scheme funding position. See here for the October 2019 estimates on the various measures…
Sailing the Strait of Hormuz
Without proper support from pension professionals, savers are left vulnerable to attacks on all sides, says Henry Tapper.
PP Investment Awards 2019 - The winners
Here they are…the winners of the annual Professional Pensions Investment Awards for 2019.
NEST members' panel calls on government to reduce AE earnings threshold
The NEST members’ panel is calling on the government to start reducing the £10,000 auto-enrolment (AE) earnings threshold, before the move to start contributions from the first pound earned.
Government must get moving on removing AE earnings triggers
Waiting for the mid-2020s to allow AE members to save from the first pound means they will miss out on big boosts to retirement pots, says Nigel Stanley.
Industry Voice - Germany: Back to "Sick Man of Europe"?
In an increasingly protectionist world, plagued by escalating trade tensions, the export-focused German economy is clearly suffering. We look ahead and explore the investment implications of a weaker German economy.
DB consolidation: Weighing up the options
A panel of experts have shared their views on how DB schemes can make good consolidation decisions. Kim Kaveh reports from the PLSA’s annual conference .
Pension savers recoup record amount of overpaid income tax
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) paid back over £54m in tax on pension withdrawals during the three months to 30 September – the highest quarterly amount since the introduction of Freedom and Choice in 2015.
Buck launches DB investment governance service
Buck has launched an investment governance service which aims to help defined benefit (DB) schemes prepare for their endgame.
Pension freedom withdrawals reach £30bn
Over £30bn has been withdrawn from pension pots since Freedom and Choice was introduced in 2015 for those aged over 55, according to latest data from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).
Pensions experts anticipate swift consolidation of DB schemes
The number of defined benefit (DB) schemes will fall in the next decade as superfunds begin to strengthen, pension professionals believe.
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