Pensions

Barnett Waddingham rebrands UK fiduciary advice wing

HSBC completes pension longevity swap transaction worth £7 billion

Phoenix completes further £1.1bn buy-in with own scheme

Retiree who missed out on state pension learns he is owed £133k lump sum

Vermont fund makes $35 million real estate commitment

Canada pension funds lead race for GIP’s Indian road assets

Executive Moves

Schroders appoints head of Canadian business

XPS Pensions Group appoint new Head of Investment

Veteran fund manager replaces Shinwoo Kang

Schroders names head of U.S. defined contribution

Opperman reappointed as pensions minister

Pensioners applaud appointment of PTAD boss, Ikeazor as Minister

Legal,Regulation & Compliance

Government Pays 3.1billion To Pension Schemes

Use discretion on your pension

Pension Mismanagement Increases Uncertainty for Retirees

Experts blame new rules for pension transfer decline

Ban On The Way For No Transfer, No Fee Pension Deals

Regulator warns of widespread pension calculation errors

FinTech

UK Pension and Welfare Agency Examining Blockchain and DLT

Crypto criminals rake in $4.3 billion in 2019 so far, says new report

Investment in adviser fintech lowest since early 2018

FinTech disruption of financial services real, says FITC CEO

Artificial intelligence is the future for pension engagement, report says

PensionBee notches up £500m assets under management

Comment & Analysis

EU will witness decline in number of workers per retiree due to rise in elderly population over next six years, says GlobalData

Why low interest rates are good for Millennials and bad for Boomers

Ineligible workers surpass those auto-enrolled

Are Your Children Ready for Your Wealth? - Coutts

LTE: Health care reports troubling

Proposals to try to cure the NHS pension crisis still miss the mark

Tax

NHS trusts seek alternative options to avoid pension tax

Top 5 considerations for employees and members before accessing their pension

UK Pensions – Is The Current Annual Allowance Limit Unfair And Unworkable?

Don't accidentally cash in the 'wrong' pension pot first! Obscure tax rule can slash your annual savings limit by 90% - find out how to dodge this trap

Trusts could pay consultants through companies to avoid pension tax

UK taxman cannot disclose pension recycling data

Investments

South Africa: State Worker Pension Fund Could Take a R12 Billion Hit From Steinhoff Share Collapse

US Pensions Return 6.47% for Fiscal 2019, Miss Target

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Procter & Gamble lathers up pension fund with $178 million contribution

UK health insurer transfers £20m DB scheme to master trust

University pension dispute is not just academic

Research

Pensions losses 'recovered over time'

Over 60 percent of Taiwanese worry about post-retirement financial security

Structures help largest pensions access reinsurance more effectively: Aon

Black fund managers likely to face more bias as top performers – research

Why 2019 is a Crucial Year for Wealth Management

46% of FTSE 350 DB pensions schemes now in a surplus as total deficits fall by £16bn

ESG

Global Perspectives by Geoff Cook

City urged to attach ‘climate risk’ reports to pensions

Danish fund cuts managers for better ESG

The case for impact investing

Sponsors, participants' views differ on ESG options – study

Financial thriving, not just surviving