All Nest articles – Page 4
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Nest invests £250m in green energy
On the go: Master trust Nest has partnered with Octopus Renewables to invest £250m in green energy in UK and Europe.
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OpinionLifetime allowance freeze reopens debate on its relevance
Broadstone technical director David Brooks analyses the pension announcements made by chancellor Rishi Sunak in the Budget, and questions what is the purpose of the lifetime allowance.
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OpinionLooking long term for post-pandemic opportunities
A question on all of our lips — nowhere more so than in investment teams — is what does 2021 have in store for us?
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Flat fees ban is a ‘sticking plaster’ on small pots wound
The Department for Work and Pensions’ proposed ban on flat fees on pots under £100 should be seen as a temporary stopgap, not a permanent solution to the small pots problem, industry figures have warned.
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NewsDWP to ban flat fees for small pots
The Department for Work and Pensions is to ban the charging of flat fees on pension pots under £100 in an attempt to stop their erosion by charges and administration costs.
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Nest to boost private market holdings by 6%
On the go: Nest is to expand its private market holdings from 9 per cent to 15 per cent by March next year, with its investments in illiquids and infrastructure assets expected to exceed a fifth of its £13bn portfolio.
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Nest converts EM to climate-aware and doubles allocation
On the go: Master trust Nest is to double its allocation to emerging market equities across its retirement date funds, while adding a climate-aware tilt to the strategy.
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Employers give cautious backing to Nest's sidecar project
On the go: Businesses trialling Nest Insight’s sidecar savings project say it can provide a boost to financial wellbeing, but caution that questions of inertia and affordability need to be overcome.
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Simplifying language can increase pensions engagement
On the go: Almost half of savers do not know they can choose how much money they pay into their pensions, while a third misunderstand the purpose of auto-enrolment minimum caps, a new report has revealed.
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Nest outlines small steps to close ‘gender pensions gap’
On the go: Opting in to a pension scheme at 18, understanding if the employer matches the worker’s contributions, and adding as little as an extra £2.50 a week to the pension pot are all ways of closing the gender pensions gap, according to a report from Nest.
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Nest and DWP to analyse Covid-19 impact on self-employed savers
On the go: The government-backed master trust is to examine the financial impact of Covid-19 on self-employed people, with the pandemic delaying its practical tests expected this year.
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Nest achieves tobacco-free goal ahead of schedule
On the go: Nest, the government-backed master trust, announced on Thursday that its investment portfolio is free of investments in tobacco companies.
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Widows switches into ESG fund as integration becomes standard
Scottish Widows has aligned a chunk of its pension portfolios with the transition to a low-carbon economy, as the integration of environmental, social and governance factors emerges as a competitive driver in the commercial defined contribution sector.
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Nest unveils net-zero investment strategy
On the go: Master trust Nest has introduced a climate change policy with the aim of achieving carbon neutrality across its investment portfolio.
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Nest eyes 2026 breakeven amid increased revenue
On the go: Master trust Nest has seen its income rise 75 per cent over the course of last year while its expenditure fell by £20m, leaving it well placed to weather the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, according to its latest annual report.
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Auto-enrolment weathers second contribution increase
A step up in the level of minimum contributions to workplace pension schemes in the UK has resulted in a minor uptick in employees choosing to opt out of saving, according to a new study.
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Consumers unaware of pensions’ ESG power
On the go: The majority of consumers take steps to improve the sustainability impact of their daily lives, but fail to apply these lessons to their finances, according to a new study by master trust Nest.
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OpinionSeparated by a common system?
George Bernard Shaw described the UK and the US as “two countries separated by a common language”. We could say the same about our respective pension regimes; our systems have much in common.
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Diversification helps Nest mitigate FTSE slump
On the go: Diversification in Nest’s default funds seems to be paying off, as the government-backed workplace pension scheme has seen a decrease of 17.6 per cent since the beginning of this year, while the FTSE 100 has fallen by 34.3 per cent.
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DWP self-employed savings trials disappoint
On the go: A Department for Work and Pensions trial of techniques to encourage more self-employed workers to save into a pension pot has failed to persuade many to log into their accounts.