Pensions

Australia’s No. 2 Pension Fund Divests From Thermal Coal

'Resilient' UK market sees Prudential Retirement close over £1.3bn in longevity reinsurance.

Ombudsman warns Work and Pensions Committee over Covid-19 scams 'inundation'

UK employers to be reimbursed pension contributions.

Beware unauthorised pension payments

New scheme launched to make UK’s £3 trillion pension pot more sustainable

Executive Moves

BTPS manager names head of sustainable investment

STAR Steering Group replaces founding chair

Voya Investment Management Hires Tom Frost as Head of EMEA Insurance and Pension Solutions

Close Brothers Asset Management appoints two Managing Directors

Quilter appoints Chairman of Quilter Financial Planning

Arc Pensions Law appoints new Managing Partner

Legal,Regulation & Compliance

Cash-strapped Syracuse hospital asks feds to take over pension plan

Unite Union announces rally at Nissan Sunderland plant over DB scheme closure plans

Expatriate Pensioners May Help Pay for UK Economic Stimulus

Businesses illegally coaxing staff out of pension, regulator warns

Over-75s can still get a free TV licence if they qualify for pension credit - and thousands have already successfully applied

Retired teachers cry out over nonpayment of pension, cooperative contribution

FinTech

RiskFirst Enhances PFaroe™DB with GMP Equalisation Capabilities

Technical Wizardry: the rise of the smart home

Auto-enrolment reaps rewards as contributions hit £20bn

Anthony Pompliano Continues Push for Pension Fund Crypto Allocation

XPS launches coronavirus life expectancy tool for pension schemes

DWP directs savers to wrong pension tracing site

Comment & Analysis

Cost of divorce post pandemic is putting people off

Pension warning amid fears Britons could be coerced to opt out or reduce payments

Commentary: Don’t blame Covid-19 for public pension problems

Reflections on our pension system

State pension guarantee under threat despite Boris Johnson's triple lock commitment

Pension plans see rebound in second quarter

Tax

Tax hacks: should I pay tax on my state pension windfall?

Canada Revenue Agency: How to Build a Tax-Free Pension

Money purchase annual allowance: how to avoid a huge tax bill

Pension: What's needed to fix ‘regressive’ tax relief system – 'savers must be empowered'

Advisers back MPAA reform amid Covid-19

Pension funds tax: Panic or hunt for revenues?

Investments

Foresight acquires Pension Infrastructure Platform

Holborn focused on becoming top UK DB pension transfer firm

Holborn focused on becoming top UK DB pension transfer firm

“An Accident Waiting To Happen” - Structured Product Could Ruin Retirement For Many, Says 7IM’s Matthew Yates

Mercer advises UBS Pension in billion pound longevity hedge

Nordea acquisition boosts retirement business

Research

XPS Pensions Group releases third annual pensions accounting survey

Brits set to accumulate £75bn in lockdown as new ‘money revolution’ begins

Over a third of DB schemes struggling to make decisions amid crisis

UK pensions suffer record losses

Global Financial Markets Regulatory Review - Dentons

Willis Owen reveals the best & worst sectors and funds in March 2020

ESG

Swiss pension funds await green light on motion to up infra allocation

US asset managers set to fight proposals on ESG investments

Can a ust like BlackRock World Mining really do ESG?

Use pension cash to fight climate change, says Comic Relief founder

ESG: UK pension fund prioritises AGM voting power over lending revenue

Climate-related passive funds fail to win over top pension plans

Covid-19

The Pandemic Reveals Why You Shouldn’t Rely ONLY on the OAS and CPP Pension

Coronavirus risks roadblocking AE successes

Raiding the pot: how the pandemic has deepened the pensions crisis

Pensions and Furlough: What You Need to Know

Rise in calls for funeral help ‘tragic consequence’ of Covid-19, Labour says

COVID-19 will turn the state pension problem into a fiscal crisis