News
Investment
Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) has sold its portfolio of onshore wind farms across the UK and Ireland to the Pensions Infrastructure Platform (PIP) for £50m.
16 April 2019
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1 min read
Risk Reduction
The Bank of America Merrill Lynch UK Pension Plan has insured benefits for 915 pensioner members in a £400m buy-in with Scottish Widows.
16 April 2019
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2 min read
Defined Contribution
Evolve Pensions' Crystal Trust and BlueSky have been granted master trust authorisation from The Pensions Regulator (TPR), PP can reveal.
16 April 2019
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2 min read
Law and Regulation
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is proposing to expand the remit of independent governance committees (IGCs) to help "protect consumers from unsuitable investments".
15 April 2019
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3 min read
Employee Benefits
The number of in-force group risk policies rose by 3.3% in 2018 to 76,906, with nearly 13 million people now insured, Swiss Re's 2019 Group Watch figures reveal.
15 April 2019
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3 min read
Industry
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) spent nearly £800,000 on partnering with Gogglebox to produce a series of adverts to promote the benefits of saving for retirement.
15 April 2019
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1 min read
Defined Benefit
Just under two-thirds of trustees have taken action to prepare for the impact of any Brexit outcome on their sponsor covenant and investments, Hymans Robertson research finds.
15 April 2019
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1 min read
Defined Contribution
The vast majority of pension scheme members who use Pension Wise have demonstrated clear knowledge about pension freedoms when questioned on specific facts.
15 April 2019
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2 min read
Industry
Nearly four in five UK employees are now members of an occupational pension scheme, Office for National Statistics (ONS) data reveals.
12 April 2019
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2 min read
