News

Retirement

TPR and PLSA reveal AE contribution hike's minimal impact on opt-outs

The increase in minimum AE contributions has had little impact on opt-out rates - with cessations after April increasing by less than two percentage points, data from The Pensions Regulator (TPR) shows.

clock 15 October 2018 • 3 min read

Investment

7IM hires former Credit Suisse head Surguy as CIO

Follows string of appointments

clock 15 October 2018 • 2 min read

Retirement

Aegon promotes Kate Smith to head of master trust

Follows acquisition of BlackRock's DC platform

clock 15 October 2018 • 2 min read

Individual Protection

Zurich pays 97% of life protection claims in H1

£116.8m of benefits received by customers

clock 15 October 2018 • 3 min read

People

Square Mile hires James Glover from JPMAM

Spent 13 years at JPMAM

clock 15 October 2018 • 1 min read

SRI

Brooks Macdonald unveils responsible investment service

Headed by Ben Palmer and Edward Park

clock 15 October 2018 • 1 min read

Regulation

FCA moves to force firms to disclose climate risk management

Consults on regulation and innovation in green finance

clock 15 October 2018 • 4 min read

Regulation

FCA dismisses criticisms of its market studies

13 studies begun since April 2013

clock 15 October 2018 • 2 min read

Pensions

Embark Group's EBS Pensions buys Liberty Sipp assets

£6.8bn of combined assets

clock 15 October 2018 • 2 min read

Economics / Markets

Expect three years of weak economic growth, warns EY Item Club

Downgraded forecasts

clock 15 October 2018 • 1 min read