Targeted incentives and a stronger pipeline of investable UK projects would be more effective than “blunt thresholds” or investment mandates in encouraging pension schemes to support domestic growth, ...

The growing number of endgame options for defined benefit (DB) pension schemes is not translating into the automatic adoption of alternative solutions, a report from FTI Consulting has stated ...

The government’s proposed employment-link red flag for pension transfers is “fundamentally flawed” and could still allow high ...

UK pension risk transfer (PRT) volumes are forecast to reach between £35bn and £40bn in 2026, Standard Life has estimated ...

Surplus management and sharing is becoming an increasingly popular option for defined benefit (DB) pension schemes, but barriers to reaching endgame remain, according to LCP ...

The latest news in brief and mandates from the past seven days ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has reappointed Brendan McCafferty as the chair of Nest, effective from 31 January 2027 ...

The retrospective certification regime introduced in response to the Virgin Media ruling will help many pension schemes resolve historic benefit amendment issues, but will not provide a universal ...

Professional trustees are now present in more than half of defined benefit (DB) and hybrid pension schemes for the first time ...

The Pension Scams Industry Group (PSIG) has relaunched with an updated identity, future strategy, and digital presence ...

Strategic run-on has never been more accessible as an endgame strategy, with the defined benefit (DB) pensions market evolving rapidly to create new options for trustees and sponsors, according to a r ...

The Universities Superannuation Scheme’s (USS) funding surplus has more than doubled over the past three years to £16.9bn, with the scheme’s provisional 2026 triennial valuation showing it to be 127 p ...