Tag Archives: Pensions
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Mass opt-out from NHS pension scheme
Concerns rise as a perfect storm of financial pressures force hundreds of thousands of NHS employees to opt out of their attractive pension schemes
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Pension schemes must take ESG factors into account
There are significant changes afoot in how UK pension funds address environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues
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How fintech could future-proof pension funds
Despite some successful take-up, pension funds must invest more in financial technology to engage savers and help them understand their investments
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How UK pension schemes are limiting risky investments
Companies are increasingly seeking to take the risk of their pension fund off the balance sheet by doing a derisking deal
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Funding business growth using your pension, great idea or barking mad?
The concept of pensions providing financial support to SMEs is not new or in dispute, but is the prospect of a business owner investing their own pension to support growth too high a risk?
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Pension funds take more control with private investments
Rather than investing via private equity, some of the biggest pension funds are finding an advantage in going direct
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Resolving the UK’s retirement conundrum
Ensuring people save enough for a comfortable retirement is a taxing problem which continues to vex government, employers, employees and the self-employed
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Is the Lifetime ISA a threat to the pensions plan?
A new savings vehicle, the Lifetime ISA could, unwittingly or otherwise, undermine the success so far of pension auto-enrolment