NEST

An increasing number of people are struggling with their finances. Nick Martindale looks at what employers can do to help their staff with money.

It is time to reconsider this potential solution to the plethora of fragmented pots, says Sir Steve Webb.

NEST is now managing £5.7bn on behalf of its members, more than double the £2.7bn it was managing at the same time the previous year.

NEST Insight has teamed up with Invesco to boost its programme of research, publications and events, in order to help address the challenges facing its eight million members.

The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) is inviting applications for its Pension Quality Mark (PQM), after making changes to the minimum requirements.

Aviva has launched a defined contribution (DC) default investment strategy for its workplace pension clients, incorporating ethical and ESG considerations.

This week's Pensions Buzz respondents were split on whether more schemes should follow NEST's decision to divest from tobacco.

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.

While there has been a surge in the number of people investing for retirement, Jonathan Stapleton says too few are engaged with their investments and explains why this must change.

The government's auto-enrolment provider NEST is going tobacco-free across all of its investment portfolios after concluding the asset is a "poor investment" for its eight million members.