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Bill breakthrough as Lords accept final concessions on mandation power
1+ hour, 29+ min ago (387+ words) The Pension Schemes Bill is set to become law after peers in the House of Lords agreed to a final round of concessions on the controversial mandation reserve power. Work and pensions secretary Pat Mc Fadden presented amendments in the…...
Inequalities leaving workers facing inadequate retirement incomes
5+ day, 13+ hour ago (516+ words) Lifetime inequalities are leaving many workers facing inadequate retirement incomes due to disrupted work patterns, new research has revealed. Disrupted careers are a key cause of inadequate retirement incomes and need to be understood, new research shows. The research was…...
Clara launches small scheme service and onboards "43m DB fund
1+ week, 22+ hour ago (831+ words) Defined benefit (DB) consolidator fund Clara Pensions is to take on its fifth pension scheme, it announced today, while launching a new section of its structure for smaller schemes. The superfund consolidator has agreed to take on the'Videndum DB Pension…...
Emma Douglas confirmed as new chair of the Pensions Regulator
1+ week, 13+ hour ago (314+ words) Outgoing Pensions UK chair Emma Douglas has been confirmed as the new chair of the Pensions Regulator, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) announced today. Emma Douglas opens the Pensions UK Investment Conference on 10 March 2026. Douglas " who is also…...
Should pension funds use litigation as a stewardship tool?
1+ week, 14+ hour ago (796+ words) Grace Harmon and Jamie Hanley of Labaton Keller Sucharow explore whether and how pension funds can use legal channels to hold investee companies to account over climate change and stewardship issues. L-R: Grace Harmon and Jamie Hanley, Labaton Keller Sucharow…...
Lords push back on "poisonous" mandation in Pension Schemes Bill debate
1+ week, 11+ hour ago (753+ words) The House of Lords has again rejected the government's efforts to introduce mandatory asset allocation powers in the Pension Schemes Bill, and is continuing to push for amendments to the scale requirement for defined contribution (DC) master trusts. In a debate…...
PPI widens lost pensions survey to include DB schemes as demand for tracing grows
1+ week, 1+ day ago (404+ words) The Pensions Policy Institute (PPI) has launched its Lost Pensions 2026 survey, with defined benefit (DB) schemes included for the first time. Supported by the Money and Pensions Service (Ma PS), the research builds on the PPI's 2024 findings that 3. 3 million pension…...
Standard Life buys Aegon in "2bn deal to create retirement savings giant
1+ week, 6+ day ago (370+ words) Standard Life has acquired Aegon's UK arm and is set to become the country's largest retirement savings and income business, with around 16 million customers. The "2bn deal will see Netherlands-based Aegon become a "strategic shareholder and asset management partner" for Standard…...
Appointments: Standard Life names new boss for pensions business
5+ mon, 1+ day ago (321+ words) The latest hires, promotions and appointments for the week ending 28 November 2025. Angela Byrne, Standard Life Angela Byrne has been appointed as chief executive officer of Standard Life's Pensions and Savings business. She will take up her new role'in January 2026 and…...
Pension Schemes Bill edges closer as MPs strike down Lords" amendments
1+ week, 6+ day ago (638+ words) MPs have moved a step closer to finalising the Pension Schemes Bill after the government used its majority to sweep aside more than 80 amendments put forward by the House of Lords. It means the bill will retain a so-called "mandation…...