Managers of Wealth Europe

UK pension pressure a danger to UAE expats’ safe retirement

For many British expatriates in the UAE, that special something is a final salary company pension scheme.

Canadian pension funds hold back on U.K deals ahead of Brexit vote

Canadian pension funds are among the world’s biggest investors in British real estate and infrastructure, including the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board

The Pension Announcements that might have passed you by

David Smith, Director of Financial Planning at Tilney Bestinvest, reviews some of the Chancellors less prominent pension related revelations

Pensions - Articles - SLMTC schemes obtain assurance of quality

The report follows the schemes’ adoption in January 2015 of the master trust assurance framework provided by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

Aviva tops ShareAction’s first AE report

Providers’ auto-enrolment funds were ranked on three criteria: transparency, governance and responsible investment performance.

Low interest rates hit Dutch pension funds, payout cuts more likely

This means it can only cover 88% of its pension obligations. Health service pension fund Zorg en Welzijn has dropped to 87%, the lowest of the big five.

"tempting to see the review as a lot of sound and fury" - Andy Cumming, Close Brothers

However the FAMR has set a platform for meaningful changes to improve access to personal advice and appropriate guidance.

European Parliament confirms new EIOPA Executive Director

"Carlos’ passion, strong management skills and human touch were fundamental for the success of EIOPA in its first five years!”

40% of over-60s still “unprepared” for retirement, report warns

An alarming number of the UK’s working over-60s population are unprepared for their retirement

Defaqto tells advisers to give savers a dose of reality

The case study examines the role of hybrid solutions in planning for retirement. The case study explores the differences between blended solutions, in which two or more individual products are implemented side by side, and hybrid solutions which offer fle

EC mulls whether to continue developing personal pension product

In 2017-18, the Commission aims to “assess feasibility” on a PEPP project following the consultation.

DWP and TPR in talks on stricter master trust regulation

Speaking later in the same session on auto-enrolment, Baroness Ros Altmann, minister for pensions, said that there is a well known issue with master trusts.

8 out of 10 workers unrealistic about the savings they need for retirement

More than 600 new and potential clients in the UK, the U.S., Australia, South Africa, Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates participated.

Pensions infra venture wins £50m backing for in-house fund

The Strathclyde Pension Fund, one of the biggest single funds in the UK, has become the first public backer of the new in-house fund from the Pensions Infrastructure Platform

International Pension and Savings Plan markets continue to expand

The survey found that 41% of IPPs/ISPs offer over 10 investment funds for members to choose from, with as many as 6% providing over 40 different funds.

Do you need motherly advice for a prosperous retirement? by Penny Lovell

“It may be possible to gild pure gold, but who can make his mother more beautiful?” - Mahatma Gandhi

Is the great pensions freedoms project about to go Titanic?

The overall concept of freedom and choice is not complex; people can now choose how they access and use their defined contribution pension savings when they reach 55 or their chosen retirement age.

A huge pension fund hired an investigator to work out where it was getting screwed

This changing relationship was described this week by Chris Hitchen, CEO of the Railway Pension Trustee Company, which manages more than 500,000 pensions from railway employees.

Pension providers forced to phase out punitive exit fees

THE days of extortionate exit penalties on pensions are finally coming to an end as providers bow to pressure for greater fairness and transparency.

Osborne Said to Backtrack on Push to Overhaul Pension Taxes

The revamp will now not occur this month