Pensions

Rolls-Royce's record pension buy-out advised on by Mercer

Savers face retiring on less than living wage

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

Executive Moves

Danish €80 bn pension fund poaches CIO from rival

Athene Life Re CEO to step down

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

Legal,Regulation & Compliance

Guidance on GMP pension transfers expected this month

Aegon halves platform charge for new clients

State pension age: When can you claim state pension? How to check UK state pension age

Consumers being badly advised on pensions, says regulator

FCA warns of further crackdown over DB transfers

Japan's Abe in hot seat after pension report highlights an 'inconvenient truth'

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

Are you worth more dead or alive?

More schemes offering member concessions on DB closure

Will your pension fund be sufficient if you live to 100?

Deficit of UK Defined Benefit Plans Balloons in May

Global Impact Investing Network's 2019 Annual Impact Investor Survey Highlights A Diverse and Burgeoning Impact Investing Market

Uptick in employers offering advice

Tax

Adviser calls on govt to speed up IHT review

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

Investments

CalPERS enlists in trust to pre-fund contributions

Quilter: Will the long-awaited DB transfer template finally deliver?

Novia launches expat Sipp

Italy strengthens the non-dom regime by implementing new tax measures dedicated to retirees

Pension funds’ fixed income allocations losing ground in growth markets: report

Cantonal bank launches new sustainable pension fund

Research

Fraud activity rising 'inexorably'

Retirement plans to include property for half of homeowners aged over 45

Millions at risk of retiring on incomes below living wage

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

ESG

ESG ETFs more popular in Europe than the US

ESG gets physical: The role of real assets in creating a sustainable future

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