Barnett Waddingham

An “intrinsically biased” pension system, the gender pay gap, and the disadvantage caused to women’s savings by career breaks is continuing to cause “stark gender disparity” in retirement wealth, Barnett Waddingham says.

With so much for trustees to grapple with currently, Stephanie Baxter looks at the most important questions they should be asking about ESG.

Changes to corporation tax announced in the Spring Budget could see defined benefit (DB) scheme sponsors defer contributions in favour of tax relief, according to Barnett Waddingham.

Trustees are under increasing pressure to give more consideration to ESG factors. Stephanie Baxter looks at the most important questions they should be asking.

The Mowlem (1993) Pension Scheme has secured the benefits of around 1,000 members in a buyout with Legal & General (L&G) offering income above compensation levels.

The Investment Consultants Sustainability Working Group (ICSWG) has launched a guide to help trustees assess their investment consultants’ climate competency.

There are many lessons to be learned from the March 2020 market volatility and liquidity squeeze as the Covid-19 pandemic escalated, Barnett Waddingham says.

The US economy is on course to do better than Europe post-lockdown, thereby supporting US equities but raising inflation worries, according to economists.

Oil and gas majors are still rewarding executives for fossil fuel growth despite them committing to have net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, as experts urge institutional investors to take action.

PP takes a look at the most read interviews of 2020