• Home
  • Admin/Tech
  • Benefits
  • Buzz
  • DB
  • DC
  • Diversity
  • Investment
  • Law & regulation
  • Risk reduction
  • Events
  • Whitepapers
  • Spotlights
  • Digital Edition
  • PPTV
  • Newsletters
  • Sign in
  •  
      • Newsletters
      • Account details
      • Contact support
      • Sign out
     
    •  

      You are currently accessing ProfessionalPensions via your Enterprise account.

      If you already have an account please use the link below to sign in.

      If you have any problems with your access or would like to request an individual access account please contact our customer service team.

      Phone: +44 (0) 1858 438800

      Email: [email protected]

      • Sign in
  • Follow us
    • Twitter
    • LinkedIn
    • Newsletters
    • YouTube
  • Register
  • Subscribe
  • Events
    • Upcoming events
      event logo
      Defined Contribution Conference

      Professional Pensions Defined Contribution virtual event, hopes to take stock of the last year, and ask the important questions; are members saving enough and have we improved the member journey at retirement? This two part digital event will provide you with the latest thinking and innovation in the DC market during our snappy 15 minute presentations, with plenty of time to ask questions during our live speaker Q&A.

      • Date: 20 Apr 2021
      • Digital Conference
      event logo
      Webinar: PP Talks - Fiduciary Management

      This PP Talks webinar will ask how fiduciary managers coped with the Covid-19 challenge, how fiduciary management clients generally fared, and the outlook for the year ahead.

      • Date: 05 May 2021
      • Webinar
      event logo
      Webinar: The challenges facing open DB schemes

      This webinar will help trustees and pension managers look at the challenges facing open DB schemes, specifically looking at the issues they could face as a result of The Pension Regulator’s new Funding Code of Practice and asking how this could affect the affordability of benefits, future service contributions, investment strategy and benefit design.

      • Date: 06 May 2021
      • Webinar
      event logo
      Webinar: Supporting members retirement plans as we emerge from the pandemic

      The pandemic has affected the retirement plans of many. Some have been forced into an early retirement because of redundancy, whilst others have delayed retirement due to their pension losing value. Those who have struggled with a reduced household income, have even been dipping into their pensions whilst still working to make up for the shortfall.This webinar will uncover the steps that can be taken to support pension scheme members in the lead up to and at retirement.

      • Date: 11 May 2021
      • Webinar
      View all events
      Follow our Professional Pension Events

      Sign up to receive email alerts about our events

      Sign up

  • Whitepapers
    • How DC schemes can gain exposure to different asset classes in a low-return environment

      So far, DC plans have largely been focused on the onset of auto-enrolment and changes to the regulatory framework - be it the ‘charge cap,' ‘pension freedoms' or consultations around ‘value for money', says Annabel Tonry, Executive Director at J.P. Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM).

      Download
      Pension freedoms three years on

      In 2015 George Osborne, then the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, decided that those age over 55 could take much more of their pension in cash. This has since opened up a range of possibilities for DC scheme members in the world of pensions.

      Download
      Find whitepapers
      Search by title or subject area
      View all whitepapers
  • Spotlights
  • Digital Edition
Professional Pensions
Professional Pensions
Sponsored by T. Rowe Price
  • Home
  • Admin/Tech
  • Benefits
  • Buzz
  • DB
  • DC
  • Diversity
  • Investment
  • Law & regulation
  • Risk reduction
 
    • Newsletters
    • Account details
    • Contact support
    • Sign out
 
  •  

    You are currently accessing ProfessionalPensions via your Enterprise account.

    If you already have an account please use the link below to sign in.

    If you have any problems with your access or would like to request an individual access account please contact our customer service team.

    Phone: +44 (0) 1858 438800

    Email: [email protected]

    • Sign in

Phoenix Group

Net Zero Asset Managers initiative triples AUM with 43 new signatories
Net Zero Asset Managers initiative triples AUM with 43 new signatories

Asset managers representing $22.8trn (£16.5trn) of assets under management (AUM) have joined the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative, bringing the total number of signatories to 73.

  • Investment
  • 29 March 2021
Phoenix concludes £2.5bn of bulk annuities after £730m buy-in with own scheme
Phoenix concludes £2.5bn of bulk annuities after £730m buy-in with own scheme

Phoenix Group completed £2.5bn of buy-ins and buyouts over the course of 2020, including a bulk annuity deal with one of its own schemes.

  • Industry
  • 08 March 2021
PPI and Phoenix warn joint industry approach is needed if climate change goals are to be reached
PPI and Phoenix warn joint industry approach is needed if climate change goals are to be reached

The Pensions Policy Institute (PPI) and Phoenix Group have warned a joint approach is needed across the pensions industry and the government to improve scheme engagement with climate change.

  • Industry
  • 18 February 2021
Investment-only platforms: A lifeline for pension trustees?
Investment-only platforms: A lifeline for pension trustees?

Jess Williams looks at how schemes can build and manage change via investment-only platforms.

  • Investment
  • 03 December 2020
Phoenix launches ESG DC default solution
Phoenix launches ESG DC default solution

Phoenix Group will launch an ESG defined contribution (DC) default solution for pension fund clients of its Standard Life Assurance business and their scheme members.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 30 November 2020
Talk Money Week 2020: Key considerations for avoiding pension scams
Talk Money Week 2020: Key considerations for avoiding pension scams

Savers who talk about their financial situation are less likely to become victims of a pension scam, research shows.

  • Industry
  • 09 November 2020
Phoenix Corporate Investment Services: A transformational period
Phoenix Corporate Investment Services: A transformational period

Professional Pensions spoke to Phoenix Corporate Investment Services senior manager Jess Williams as part of an exclusive series of interviews with some of the finalists and winners of the UK Pensions Awards. This is what she had to say...

  • Investment
  • 07 October 2020
Standard Life: Helping people achieve a more secure and sustainable future
Standard Life: Helping people achieve a more secure and sustainable future

Professional Pensions spoke to Standard Life managing director of workplace Gail Izat as part of an exclusive series of interviews with some of the finalists and winners of the UK Pensions Awards. This is what she had to say…

  • Defined Contribution
  • 07 October 2020
Pension Awareness Week 2020: Savers 'ignoring' schemes' fraud warnings
Pension Awareness Week 2020: Savers 'ignoring' schemes' fraud warnings

Warnings from pension companies to savers who are looking to transfer their pension somewhere that does not look right are often ignored, says Phoenix Group.

  • Industry
  • 15 September 2020
Calls for greater trustee power as WPC scam inquiry consultation closes
Calls for greater trustee power as WPC scam inquiry consultation closes

Trustees need to be given the choice to directly refuse pension transfers if the industry is to properly plug the proliferation of scams, the Work and Pensions Committee (WPC) has been told.

  • Regulation
  • 09 September 2020
Phoenix introduces in-scheme drawdown for master trust clients
Phoenix introduces in-scheme drawdown for master trust clients

Members of Phoenix’s defined contribution (DC) master trust will be allowed to access their pension savings via in-scheme drawdown.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 14 July 2020
Quilter completes £445m sale of assurance business
Quilter completes £445m sale of assurance business

The sale of Quilter's life assurance business to ReAssure has been confirmed.

  • Industry
  • 02 January 2020
Phoenix Group looks to acquire rival ReAssure for £3.2bn
Phoenix Group looks to acquire rival ReAssure for £3.2bn

Phoenix Group has laid down a proposal to acquire rival life insurer ReAssure Group in a £3.2bn cash and shares deal.

  • Industry
  • 06 December 2019
Bulk annuity market breaks yet another record with £17bn of first half deals
Bulk annuity market breaks yet another record with £17bn of first half deals

Around £17.5bn of buy-ins and buyouts were transacted in the first half of the year as market records continue to tumble.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 08 August 2019
Phoenix completes further £1.1bn buy-in with own scheme
Phoenix completes further £1.1bn buy-in with own scheme

Phoenix Life has completed a £1.1bn buy-in with its own defined benefit (DB) plan, the PGL Pension Scheme, it has announced.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 07 August 2019
PICA launches reinsurance counterparty to back UK bulk annuities
PICA launches reinsurance counterparty to back UK bulk annuities

Prudential Insurance Company of America (PICA) has launched a reinsurance counterparty, lending support to insurers that account for more than 90% of the UK pension risk transfer market.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 05 August 2019
FCA fines Standard Life Assurance £31m for non-advised annuity sales failures
FCA fines Standard Life Assurance £31m for non-advised annuity sales failures

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Standard Life Assurance (SLA) nearly £31m after its practices led to conflicts of interest and SLA employees putting their financial needs above those of the firm's customers.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 23 July 2019
Five stories you may have missed this week
Five stories you may have missed this week

This week's top stories included The Pensions Regulator criticising Sir Philip Green's latest plans for the Arcadia pension schemes.

  • Industry
  • 24 May 2019
M&S completes £1.4bn buy-ins with Phoenix and PIC
M&S completes £1.4bn buy-ins with Phoenix and PIC

The Marks and Spencer Pension Scheme has completed buy-in deals worth £1.4bn with two insurers, mirroring similar transactions last year.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 23 May 2019
Phoenix delivers £800m of bulk annuities in first year in market
Phoenix delivers £800m of bulk annuities in first year in market

Phoenix Group transacted £800m of bulk annuities in 2018, its first year in the market since completing a deal with its own scheme two years ago.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 06 March 2019
Five stories you may have missed this week
Five stories you may have missed this week

This week's top stories include the Ombudsman's determination against Royal London, and the ECJ's ruling that PPF compensation must amount to 50% of member benefits.

  • Industry
  • 07 September 2018
SLA completes £3bn sale of Standard Life Assurance to Phoenix
SLA completes £3bn sale of Standard Life Assurance to Phoenix

Expanding strategic partnership

  • Industry
  • 03 September 2018
SLA's O'Dwyer and Fleming appointed as non-exec directors of Phoenix Group
SLA's O'Dwyer and Fleming appointed as non-exec directors of Phoenix Group

Barry O'Dwyer and Campbell Fleming, both senior figures at Standard Life Aberdeen, are to become non-executive directors of Phoenix Group.

  • Appointments
  • 25 June 2018
M&S completes buy-ins totalling £1.4bn with Aviva and Phoenix Group
M&S completes buy-ins totalling £1.4bn with Aviva and Phoenix Group

The Marks and Spencer (M&S) Pension Scheme has insured around 15% of its pensioner liabilities through two bulk annuity insurance policies with Aviva and Phoenix Group.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 17 May 2018
12

Most read

Exclusive: ITM acquires Profund Solutions from Mercer
Exclusive: ITM acquires Profund Solutions from Mercer
Three in court in connection with £14m pension fraud
Three in court in connection with £14m pension fraud
PensionBee draws 12,000 customer sign-ups for IPO with estimated market cap of £348m
PensionBee draws 12,000 customer sign-ups for IPO with estimated market cap of £348m
Broadstone acquires Quattro Pensions
Broadstone acquires Quattro Pensions
MPAA freeze set to 'squeeze more basic rate tax payers'
MPAA freeze set to 'squeeze more basic rate tax payers'
Trustpilot

 

  • Contact Us
  • Marketing solutions
  • About Incisive Media
  • Terms and conditions
  • Policies
  • Careers
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
  • Newsletters
  • YouTube

© Incisive Business Media (IP) Limited, Published by Incisive Business Media Limited, New London House, 172 Drury Lane, London WC2B 5QR, registered in England and Wales with company registration numbers 09177174 & 09178013

Digital publisher of the year
Digital publisher of the year 2010, 2013, 2016 & 2017
Loading