Investment

Steve Webb has called for the pensions industry to encourage people to ‘impulse save' alongside the more rigid auto-enrolment framework, to engage with younger generations.

BlackRock has teamed up with DCisions in a bid to improve its defined contribution portfolio benchmarking and customer insight capabilities.

The Association of British Insurers' compulsory code for annuity providers has been welcomed by the industry and triggered calls for similar requirements for trust-based schemes.

Trustee attempts to force The Pensions Regulator to issue further contribution notices against textile manufacturer Desmond & Sons have been struck down, PP can reveal.

Standard Life has overhauled its corporate investment range, introducing default options specially tailored for auto-enrolment.

The Pensions Regulator has released details of its involvement in the ground breaking Uniq Pension Scheme restructuring deal as the fund confirms its PPF assessment withdrawal.

Pension funds should not face the ‘exact same rules' as insurance companies under Solvency II but must be open to change, European Commissioner Michel Barnier says.

Scottish Widows and B&CE have teamed up to offer a segmented auto-enrolment proposition for employers with diverse workforces.

The Pensions Regulator will be unafraid of making an example of non-compliant firms as the first wave of employers implement auto-enrolment this year.

Pension schemes have flooded £250m into long-dated affordable housing bonds in a further sign of scheme appetite for local housing initiatives.