Nest corporation
Nest Insight and DWP to investigate impact of Covid-19 on savings behaviour of self-employed
Nest Insight and the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) are set to conduct research to examine the financial impact of Covid-19 on self-employed people.
Nest assets grow by £3.8bn in one year despite market downturn
Nest saw average inflows of £400m in new contributions per month over the course of 2019/20, leading to a 67% increase in assets under management (AUM).
Communicating with members in a crisis
Millions of people are saving for a pension for the first time thanks to AE, but the Covid-19 crisis has posed a communications challenge. James Phillips looks at how to get the long-term nature of pensions across to this new generation of savers.
NEST awards private credit mandate to BNP Paribas
Asset manager BNP Paribas has been awarded a private credit mandate by Nest following a competitive open tender.
AE seven years on: Has it been a success story?
AE has successfully brought millions of people into pension savings. But, as Kim Kaveh writes, it is far from perfect.
Setting a benchmark for DC investment
With NEST announcing plans to invest 5% of assets in private credit, Jonathan Stapleton queries whether other schemes should be following in its footsteps
NEST partners with RepRisk and Sustainalytics to identify and screen ESG risk
NEST will work with RepRisk and Sustainalytics to identify emerging ESG risks and screen out certain assets from its members' portfolios, the master trust has announced.
Average NEST member has £450 pot but opt-outs and cessations stay low
Just £450 has been set aside for retirement by the average NEST member, according to latest research.
NEST enrols over 100,000 employers
More than 100,000 employers and over three million members have been auto-enrolled into the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST).
NEST to review investment strategy in wake of 2014 budget
The National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) will review its investment strategy over concerns outcomes for members in its default fund could be affected by 2014 Budget.
Where have all the member representatives gone?
ShareAction’s Catherine Howarth wants an urgent debate about the decline of member representation
NEST appoints Boardman as deputy chairman
The National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) Corporation has named Tom Boardman as deputy chairman.
NAPF DC default report - what the case studies showed
The National Association of Pension Funds' (NAPF) Default Fund Design and Governance in DC Pensions report highlights some of the trends and features of well-designed defined contribution (DC) funds.
NAPF: Good DC defaults focus on value, de-risking and adaptability
Schemes with good defined contribution (DC) defaults focus on value, reduce volatility and make funds easily adaptable, the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) says.
NEST hires Co-op AM to implement ESG policy
The National Employment Savings Trust has appointed The Co-operative Asset Management as its responsible ownership partner alongside proxy voting agency Manifest.
Auto-enrolment delay could change low-cost providers' charges
Low-cost providers set up for auto-enrolment may have to rethink their business model in light of the delay for small businesses.
NEST unveils employers trialling scheme
The National Employment Savings Trust has unveiled some of the 25 employers already using its services.
DWP loan to NEST reaches £120m
The National Employment Savings Trust Corporation spent £31m during 2010/11 - including paying £5m in interest payments on a Department for Work and Pensions loan, the balance of which has hit £120m.
NEST will bring provider charges down, says L&G
The low charges set by the National Employment Savings Trust will set a benchmark with which pension providers will have to compete, Legal & General says.
Ending contracting-out a wrench, plumbers say
A £1.3bn plumbers' pension scheme is urging Steve Webb to ditch plans to scrap contracting-out rebates because it will put it into direct competition with NEST.
NEST names chairmen for employer and member panels
NEST Corporation has appointed chairmen for its employer and member panels.
NEST appoints F&C and HSBC for ethical and Sharia mandates
The National Employment Savings Trust has appointed F&C Asset Management and HSBC Global Asset Management to manage its ethical and Sharia funds, respectively, it announced today.
Scheme changes to prompt admin overhaul
Major changes to workplace pension provision due in the UK over the next two years are prompting schemes to overhaul their administration, Aon Hewitt says.
