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The Pensions Regulator publishes transfer guidance

The guidance is aimed at making sure trustees have appropriate processes in place to manage transfer requests.

Dutch schemes must increase transparency on appointments, outsourcing

The committee has drawn its conclusions on the findings of research bureau Ecorys, which had checked 222 annual reports over 2013 for 34 of the 83 standards of the protocol.

Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co appointed to National Local Government Pension Scheme Framework

Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co has reaffirmed its public sector credentials with an appointment to the national legal services procurement framework for Local Government Pension Scheme Funds.

BlackRock launches new target date fund

BlackRock has launched a range of target-date funds to offer defined contribution pension scheme members greater choice ahead of April’s pension reforms.

Another peer-to-peer platform gains pension presence

UK Bond Network offers high-yield bonds in UK businesses to individual investors through an ‘auction’ platform, in effect providing alternative source of debt financing for smaller companies.

Concern raised on offshore pension transfers post-April

The new pension freedoms, set to come in from 6 April will apply to all UK money purchase pension schemes.

How five wealth firms are gearing up for pension revolution

At Epoch, we have undertaken a programme of educating clients and prospects about the changes.

Royal London warns on British pension reforms

Looming British pension reforms that give more freedom in planning for the costs of retirement have been ill-planned and run the risk of consumers making poor financial choices

Artex launches pension swap facility on Guernsey

Artex Risk Solutions, Arthur J Gallagher's (AJG) captive management and alternative risk programmes operation, has launched a new pension longevity swap facility

Fears arise over pension mis-selling

The pension reforms being introduced in the UK in April will lead to an abundance of mis-selling claims

Urwin: shift to DC pensions ‘inexorable’

The global investment director was speaking after the consultancy firm released its yearly Global Pension Assets Study on Monday.

Suffolk Life unveils pension proposition ahead of April

Sipp provider Suffolk Life has unveiled its pension proposition ahead of the upcoming retirement reforms in April

Pension pay dilemma becomes acute

Pension funds are in a conundrum when it comes to deciding how much to pay their top executives.

Pension fund managers should clamp down on excessive executive pay but they won’t

We’ve expressed our frustration about the super-high salaries modern CEOs like to pay themselves many, many times.

Global Pension Fund Assets Reach New Highs

Global institutional pension fund assets reached a new record of $36 trillion in 2014, according to research from professional services company, Towers Watson.

Axa Wealth joins the few offering full pension access

Axa Wealth has joined the currently small number of providers to have confirmed they will be offering the full suite of at-retirement access options

Asset management sector well positioned ahead of pension changes

Assets under management in the UK wealth and asset management sectors are expected to rise 6.5% per year between 2015 and 2018

German pension fund tenders €100m alternative strategies mandate

An undisclosed corporate pension fund in Germany has tendered a €100m liquid alternative strategies mandate using IPE-Quest

DB pension funds losing interest in asset-backed contribution models

The use of asset-backed contribution (ABC) models in UK defined benefit (DB) pension funds has slowed

Towers Watson urges DC schemes to wake up to competition

It says that DC schemes will only be able to create value for participants if they can address their implicit disadvantages such that they can compete for investment returns with other investors.