Pensions

Global public investors' assets rise 3.7% in 2018 to $37.8 trillion

Universities staff threaten more strikes over pensions

More savings will make the retirement crisis worse

Dutch industry schemes combine DC accrual with collective benefits

Philip Green offers £185m guarantee for Arcadia pensions

Hargreaves platform back to running normal

Executive Moves

Waddell & Reed chooses new CIO

Guidance body boss resigns two months after launch

London LGPS pool appoints new chief investment officer

Callan Hires Sara Hakim as a Senior Vice President, Consultant

Industry fund names chief risk officer

Chris Curry appointed as dashboard delivery group principal

Legal,Regulation & Compliance

Fos rejects time bar defence in case brought by CMC

Prudential dropped by pension scheme over value concerns

Foster Denovo platform launch driven by frustration

Prudential dropped by pension scheme over value concerns

Zimbabwe pension payouts delayed as foreign company cuts off Zimbabwe banks

Watchdog finalises pension trustee reforms

FinTech

Legal & General Is Trying Out Blockchain for Its Bulk Annuities

Legal and General launch pension risk blockchain

UK Insurer L&G Using Amazon’s Blockchain Service for Bulk Pensions Deals

Mercer Marsh Benefits launches online employee benefits platform for UK SMEs

Increase in pension scam alerts

Artificial intelligence in banking

Comment & Analysis

Third of social care payers in debt

Pension transfer values near record highs

Taper allowance problem 'blown out of proportion'

America has the widest retirement savings gap of these developed nations — and it’s only going to get worse

401(k)s can fill the pension gap

Retirees worldwide would possibly perhaps maybe also fair speed out of cash 10 years sooner than they die, memoir reveals

Tax

Taxpayer Friendly Proposed Regulations Clarify FIRPTA Exemption for Non US Pension Plans

Johnson’s income tax plans would have knock-on impact for pensions tax relief

Tax rises needed to fund social care, says IFS

Implementation of tax transparency initiative delivering concrete and impressive results

Britain must scrap ‘regressive’ pensions tax relief

Tax-effective wealth-building strategies at EOFY

Investments

PenCom: Lifting Informal Sector With Micro Pension Plan

Smart beta adoption reaches record high, finds FTSE Russell

Fidelity Pension assures customers of happy retirement

The New Wave of Alts Investors

The South Carolina Retirement System Investment Commission announces a strategic partnership

Canadian pension plans near 92% funding, shy away from equity

Research

Global public investors' assets rise 3.7% in 2018 to $37.8 trillion

New trends in asset allocation: Mercer report takes the pulse of retirement plans across the globe

As Retirement Approaches, High Net Worth Business Owners Lack Confidence About Their Financial Future

Report: A Quarter Of Americans Have No Retirement Savings [Infographic]

Have your say: Do you welcome the gentle hand of advanced TPR supervision?

EBRI Study Reveals Costs That Could Create Income Deficit in Retirement

ESG

Savers favour ethical investments in pensions

Seeing the forest and the trees in whole new ways

Ex-CEOs of major European pension funds back new climate endowment

Pensions minister praises new ESG rules

Pensions must do right thing on climate change, says minister

MSPs call for ‘sustainable investment’ in own pension fund