Investment

The introduction of Solvency II has created the opportunity for life companies considering how to structure their unit-linked matching processes in order to reduce exposure to market risks and maximise capital efficiency.

More than a third of younger employees would prefer to save into a Lifetime ISA (LISA) than a pension, even if taking this step meant losing an employer’s contribution.

Women are over-represented among the best performing fund managers, leading 18% of the 50 top-performing UK retail funds.

Hargreaves Lansdown has welcomed proposals from the Treasury this week aimed at making it simpler and cheaper for consumers to get help, guidance and advice with their savings and investments.

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Consumer champion Ros Altmann has criticised Bank of England chief economist Andy Haldane for not appreciating the pension as a savings vehicle.

Bank of England measures deemed “toxic combination” for pensioners and savers

The Pensions Regulator’s new code of practice for defined contribution (DC) pension schemes has taken effect.

The government has hurriedly distanced itself from former pensions minister Ros Altmann’s questioning of the viability of the triple lock.

The Court of Appeal has provisionally ruled that the limits on the Pension Protection Fund’s compensation for final salary scheme members may be incompatible with European Law, potentially opening the way to a challenge to the terms of the fund.