All articles by Aamina Zafar – Page 5
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NewsTrustees expected to engage with consultation on social factors
The Taskforce for Social Factors has released a guide for consultation, which includes more than 30 suggestions of how social factors can be better incorporated into investment decisions.
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NewsThe IFS calls to end the state pension triple lock
The IFS has published a report outlining how the triple lock has resulted in unpredictable and sometimes overly generous increases to the state pension.
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NewsMore funding surplus disputes ahead
BP Pensioner Group has begun a legal process against senior members of BP management and directors of the BP Pension Fund Trustee, following concerns around the value of members' pensions.
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NewsFCA’s new ‘polluter pays’ proposals will impact firms providing DB transfer advice
Reforms could weigh down past and present advisory firms in the DB transfer market
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NewsOutlook 2023: Keep calm and carry on
There will be pockets of opportunity within equity markets for selective investors in 2024
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NewsThe outlook for fixed income in 2024
Fixed income now has greater income potential than before the Great Financial Crisis - but avoid concentration risk
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NewsReal estate allocations – what to think about in 2024
DB schemes are exiting real estate faster than DC schemes are entering it – which could create problems for the market
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NewsIncrease of renting in retirement poses risks to future pensioners, new report warns
Data predicts households that own their home in retirement could fall from 78 per cent to 63 per cent by 2041.
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NewsMore than half of pension savers do not understand fees
Consumers are baffled by fees, warns Boring Money’s Holly Mackay
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NewsSuccess of UK alternatives in 2024 hangs on the Chancellor’s Mansion House reforms
Outlooks from the pensions industry provide a mixed picture on the prospects for alternatives next year
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NewsSole trusteeship has its downsides
Robert Smith raised his fears during the Work and Pensions Committee.
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NewsChancellor proposes ‘pots for life’ in major pension reforms
Hunt’s pot for life proposals could be attractive, but would be complex to implement and could make life harder for consumers, industry warns
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NewsRise in national living wage will boost pension savings
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced the National Living Wage will jump to £11.44 per hour during the autumn statement.
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NewsExperts praise Chancellor’s pledge to keep triple lock in autumn statement.
State Pension will rise by 8.5 per cent - amounting to more than £900 a year.
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NewsCompanies could copy a worrying ‘blueprint’ set by BP to offload unwanted pension schemes
BP pension fund stopped linking inflation to payments despite its £6bn surplus
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NewsExperts concerned about changes to the general levy
Pensions experts overwhelmingly oppose option three, which calls for the hike every year for three years.
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NewsFour macroeconomic forces that are shaping the world
Research points investors towards important factors to consider when making long-term investment decisions.
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NewsUK’s first commercial pension ‘superfund’ deal has been cleared
Move provides a new route for employers to ditch weaker retirement programmes
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NewsOver five million midlifers are taking action now to save more for retirement
The average 45 to 54-year-old needs £160,000 more for a moderate standard of living in retirement.
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NewsPensions admin under the regulatory spotlight
The Pensions Regulator may soon turn its focus to administrators