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People NewsAppointments: TPR, Zedra, IGG, Aptia, Barnett Waddingham, Lumera
The latest hires, promotions and appointments for the week ending 5 December 2025.
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NewsSmart acquires Waystone’s £580m master trust in ‘first of wave’
Smart Pension has acquired the WS Stakeholder Pension Scheme, the first time it has taken on a contract-based defined contribution scheme.
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NewsUK’s largest pension funds back regional investment drive through ‘Sterling 20’
The move builds on the Mansion House Accord agreed in July, and will be launched at the government’s inaugural Regional Investment Summit in Birmingham.
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NewsNest, Smart and XPS join dashboard ecosystem
Three more major pension providers have confirmed successful connections to the pensions dashboards ecosystem, as staging deadlines approach and regulatory scrutiny intensifies.
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People NewsAppointments: TfL Pension Fund boss to retire
The latest hires, promotions and appointments for the week ending 18 July 2025.
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NewsSmart targets £10bn by next year as Mody takes over as chair
Raj Mody will succeed Andy Cheseldine as chair of Smart Pension’s master trust board on 1 September.
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In DepthIn Depth: 40% of master trust memberships could consolidate, study finds
A major data exercise carried out by some of the UK’s biggest master trusts has shed light on the challenges of consolidating small pension pots and rolling out pension dashboards.
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NewsPeople’s Pension wants UK asset ‘pipeline’ for £4bn private markets allocation
The People’s Pension plans to invest up to £4bn in private markets by 2030, including a “substantial” UK allocation – but this is reliant on sufficient assets becoming available.
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NewsThree firms sign up to Dashboard Operators Coalition
Moneybox, NatWest Cushon and Smart Pension have all signed up to the Dashboard Operators Coalition, an industry group of potential providers of pension dashboards.
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NewsSmart Pension buys Evolve Pensions for undisclosed sum
Smart Pension has acquired Evolve Pensions, owner of £750m Crystal master trust.
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NewsSmart Pension makes first green bond investment with Mirova fund
On the go: The £2bn Smart Pension Master Trust has announced its first green bond investment in the Mirova Global Green Bond Fund.
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NewsOpperman moots abolishing member-nominated trustees
Pensions minister Guy Opperman has raised the possibility of scrapping member-nominated trustees, demanding a surge in professional trustees as part of his plans for consolidation in the defined contribution space.
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NewsEvri auto-enrols couriers with Smart Pension
On the go: Parcel delivery service Evri has appointed Smart Pension to provide workplace pensions for more than 12,000 “self-employed plus” couriers.
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NewsPensions engagement campaign to launch this autumn
On the go: The first iteration of a new pensions engagement campaign created by the Association of British Insurers and the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association will run from September to November.
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NewsTPR supports actuaries’ climate report, Smart commits to net zero
ESG spotlight: A roundup of the latest news on environmental, social and governance initiatives, including a new climate change report for actuaries, Smart Pension announcing a net zero target for 2040, and savers supporting the government’s push for greener pensions.
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NewsGovt sets 2040 gender state pension gap goal
The government has revealed a goal of eliminating the gender state pension gap by 2040, while pointing to auto-enrolment as a tool to decrease the overall savings shortfall between men and women.
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NewsProviders to engage with members on ESG under ‘green nudge’ trial
On the go: Smart Pension, Aviva and Hargreaves Lansdown will be encouraging members to learn more about making greener pension choices under a new trial.
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NewsSmall pots member exchange trial scuppered by NMPA
A trial being developed by three master trusts to exchange small pots has ground to a halt before it even started, due to the new normal minimum pension age rules, and will only be able to advance if new legislation is introduced.
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NewsGovernment urged to revise at-retirement guidance to help trustees
On the go: Panellists at the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association’s investment conference have called for a revised framework for at-retirement guidance to allow trustees to give more support to members considering their options.