Smart Pension has been selected to take part in the Department for International Trade's (DIT) pilot Fintech Bridge programme in Australia, which aims to boost the UK fintech industry.
Smart Pension has been appointed by Irish insurer New Ireland Assurance to provide it with a technology platform following an international competitive tender.
Dan McLaughlin, a former policy adviser for the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS), has been appointed head of public affairs and international at Smart Pension.
The Pension Schemes Bill should provide for a shortened authorisation process for schemes which have achieved the Master Trust Assurance Framework (MAF), Smart Pension has said.