Scottish Widows

A third of female entrepreneurs in the UK are not saving any money towards their retirement, figures from Scottish Widows show.

Salvus Master Trust and the Financial Conduct Authority Pension Plan have been approved by The Pensions Regulator (TPR), concluding the master trust authorisation regime for existing schemes.

The Combined Nuclear Pension Plan (CNPP) is the latest master trust to have been granted authorisation by The Pensions Regulator (TPR).

With savers facing 100% of the potential downside of patient capital investment, as well as tax implications from the upside, Peter Glancy argues it is not the most enticing proposition.

The Carey Workplace Pension Trust and BCF Pension Trust have been granted authorisation, leaving just six master trusts waiting for approval from The Pensions Regulator (TPR).

This week’s top stories include Thomas Cook’s four pension schemes being poised to enter a Pension Protection Fund assessment period.

Now Pensions, Scottish Widows Master Trust, Aspire Savings Trust, and the ITB Pension Funds have been authorised by The Pensions Regulator (TPR).

Scottish Widows has launched its standard annuity onto the open market to sit alongside its existing enhanced annuity.

Punter Southall Aspire has published a report looking at the disparities in DC default fund approaches. Kim Kaveh analyses the data.

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