Record number of DB buy-outs in 2019
Increasing numbers of pension schemes are looking to protect against longevity risk with a record numbers of buy-ins, buy-outs and longevity swaps in 2019. New analysis by Hymans Robertson shows these totalled...
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DB transfer requests plummet in wake of Covid crisis
DB pension transfers are declining rapidly, in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. New data from LCP shows that member interest in transfers is at its lowest level since 2014, before the...
Older savers anxious about financial impact of Covid crisis
People approaching retirement have far higher levels of anxiety about the financial consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic than younger investors, according to new research. Aegon has launched a new tracker survey to...
AE architect appointed as People’s trustee
Baroness Jeannie Drake, one original architects of auto-enrolment has been appointed to The People’s Pension board of trustees. This is one of two new appointments. The People’s Pension has also appointed consulting...
New CIO to oversee Now: Pensions investment strategy
Cardano Group has appointed Marino Valensise to be its group chief investment, and oversee the investment strategy of Now: Pensions. Valensise joins from Barings Asset Management, where he has worked for the...
Brunel partners with Caceis to provide cost transparency service
Brunel Pension Partnership has appointed Caceis to provide cost transparency and benchmarking services. This will be a three-year partnership, and comes as Brunel Pension Partnership is pooling around £30bn of investments across...
CA Master Trust & GPP Report reveals sector growth, performance and asset allocation
The master trust sector is predicted to grow to £200bn by 2025, by when at least six schemes expected to have assets in excess of £10bn, according to the third edition of...
Defaults through the downturn – derisking protects older savers
Older savers have been insulated from the worst ravages of the coronavirus-led market downturn, with most providers barely 10 per cent down from the beginning of the year to the market trough...
BlackRock’s Cole: Reasons for cautious optimism
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on global economies led to continued market volatility throughout March. Developed market equity falls in March meant that at the end of the quarter they had...
Axa PPP boosts support services and commits to premium review
Axa PPP Healthcare is offering is number of policy enhancements to support members through the current Covid crisis. This includes setting up a new clinical support centre which will provide virtual access...
