Latest articles from David Rowley

Nest holds fire on long-term contract

The government blocked its new National Employee Savings Trust (Nest) administrator from signing a long-term deal until political uncertainty over the programme is settled.

Barratt ISA deal hailed as savings rebuild

Legal & General has hailed its first workplace ISA client as a recognition that long term savings are no longer just about pensions.

Nest under threat from review body

The government has charged its auto-enrolment review body with considering a state pension (SP) hike, potentially heralding a citizens' pension

Three QROPSs under pensions liberation cloud

Three qualifying recognised overseas pension schemes have fallen under suspicion of acting as fronts for pensions liberation.

Garden rosy for Kent after payrise

Rod Kent, chair of trustees for the BT Pension Scheme, has been handed a 60% pay hike, taking his remuneration from £110,000 to £175,000.

FTSE firm to fill funding gap with brand power

A FTSE 100 company has hired a brand and copyright valuing specialist to help it price contingent assets to fill a pension funding gap.

Incredulity over lowest-funded PPF casualty

The lowest-funded scheme to enter the Pensions Protection Fund (PPF) had assets covering only 11% of liabilities.

Regulator faced with Uniq task

The Pensions Regulator faces being pushed to the bounds of legality in its bid to help Uniq find a way of filling its funding gap

Bulk annuity providers make cut-backs

The bulk annuity market has suffered from cost-cutting at both Prudential and Aegon, interim results from the insurers have revealed.

PADA plays cautious on Nest admin contract

The government has blocked its new National Employee Savings Trust (Nest) administrator from signing a long-term deal until political uncertainty over the programme is settled.