All Investment articles – Page 9
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NewsWho has got the UK's biggest pension pot?
One UK saver is sitting on a pension fund of £11m according to wealth manager RBC Brewin Dolphin.
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NewsNEST to invest back in gilts, according to reports
One of the largest UK pension funds is to invest back in gilts, according to newspaper reports.
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NewsPension savers 'lose over £600 a year' by not shopping around for an annuity
A healthy 75-year-old buying an annuity with a £50,000 pension could expect about £4,720 income each year for the rest of their life from the most competitive provider compared to £4,070 from the least competitive.
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NewsRoyal London: Pensions new business helps profits rise 16 per cent
Growth in workplace pensions new business contributions and increased expected returns on its assets helped Royal London's operating profit before tax rise 16 per cent to £127m year on year during the first half of 2023.
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NewsRailpen awards £2bn credit mandate to Neuberger Berman
Railpen, one of the largest pension funds in the UK, has awarded a £2bn mandate to manage a liquid multi-asset credit strategy to Neuberger Berman, a private, independent, and employee-owned investment manager.
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NewsCan pension funds afford to invest in private equity?
In his Mansion House speech Chancellor Jeremy Hunt unveiled proposals to allocate at least five per cent of defined contribution default funds to unlisted companies by 2030, but are pension schemes ready to absorb the price of private equity.
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NewsPrivate equity or bust? Why the Mansion House pension compact needs detail and circumspection
Is the private equity push a headline-grabbing stunt or a forward-thinking initiative that could help boost both the UK economy and savers' pots?
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NewsAnnuity rates rise by a fifth in a year
Annuity rates increased by 20 per cent in the last twelve months adding over £25,000 income over the lifetime of the product.
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OpinionDC pension schemes look to illiquid investments to increase retirement income prospects
As the pensions industry unpicks the Mansion House pension reforms, a look at what some of the planned changes may have in store.
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NewsMaster trusts: TCFD reports 'almost impossible' to compare
Taskforce for Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) reports need to be beefed up and made more relevant, a report by the Defined Contribution Investment Forum has found.
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NewsUK economy: Inflation comes in below 8 per cent in June
The cost of living rose by a better-than-expected 7.9 per cent last month; it had been predicted to fall to 8.2 per cent after rising to 8.7 per cent in May.
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NewsLGPS: Two schemes commit to Cheyne Capital's impact real estate strategy
The Greater Manchester Pension Fund and South Yorkshire Pensions Authority have joined the London Borough of Newham as the latest Local Government Pension Schemes (LGPS) to sign up to Cheyne Capital’s Impact Real Estate strategy.
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NewsRolls Royce TDF partners with BlackRock
BlackRock announced it had partnered with the Rolls-Royce target date fund (TDF), with an investment plan designed especially for its 34,000 members.
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NewsUK economy: GDP falls 0.1 per cent
The UK economy dipped in May, according to the Office for National Statistics.
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NewsPension investment: What does private equity look like?
As pension funds gear up to place more of their assets in private equity, we look at what areas of PE are predicted to provide returns for savers.
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NewsDB pension superfund regime gets go ahead
In his Mansion House speech Chancellor Jeremy Hunt said the UK's defined benefit pensions landscape was too fragmented and the government would be pushing forward with plans to create a superfund regulatory regime.
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NewsLGPS pooling: Consultation will run for 11 weeks
Views on investment 'barriers' are being sought to accelerate to the consolidation of Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) assets, the Chancellor has announced.
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NewsUK economy: Hunt to announce wide-reaching reforms as pension providers commit to PE and early stage investments
In his first Mansion House Speech, Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt is expected to unveil plans to create pension ‘super funds’ with the aim of boosting investment in the UK economy.
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NewsMansion House reforms: Pension industry warns Jeremy Hunt against 'well-intentioned but hasty' reforms
The Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt has unveiled a package of reforms aimed at using the collective power of pension funds to reinvigorate the UK economy.