CryptocurrencyTime for a bitcoin revolution for UK pensions? – InvestmentJune 19, 202441In March 2024, the price for a single bitcoin exceeded $73,000 (£57,400), representing a new all-time high in the cryptocurrency’s...
FundsSchemes urged to block overseas investors from snapping up UK small caps – InvestmentJune 13, 2024118Speaking on a panel at the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association’s (PLSA) Local Authority Conference yesterday (12 June), Victoria Stevens,...
BankingEU banking consolidation still a distant prospect, say analysts –June 11, 202492Image: George Pachantouris/Getty Images The prospects for cross-border consolidation within the EU banking industry remain slim without further progress on...
FundsPension funds turn to renewable energy – InvestmentJanuary 23, 2024145By Nick Reeve | January 23, 2024 A survey of pension funds and insurance companies has found significant interest in...
PensionNew MPs appointed to the DWP – Law & RegulationNovember 15, 2023347Paul Maynard MP has been appointed parliamentary under secretary of state in the Department for Work and Pensions.He was elected...
PensionLearning lessons from the gilts crisis – DB & DeriskingOctober 5, 202359A year on after the historic collapse and bail out of the gilt market, the pensions industry has learned lessons...
PensionIndustry voice: Govt must back DB schemes to benefit from investment capabilities – DB & DeriskingSeptember 1, 202350I once asked my actuary exactly how long our actuarial valuation span was, and he replied: “Until everybody’s dead.” Another...
PensionMaPS corrects potentially dangerous omission, but keeps Mum about it – DC & Auto-enrolmentAugust 21, 202365Pensions Expert reported in July about the campaign IFA Geraint Davies was compelled to undertake for MaPS to take his comments...
PensionChancellor’s Mansion House pension reforms will ‘unlock £75bn a year’ – InvestmentJuly 10, 202363The Chancellor has outlined reforms that he claimed could unlock an additional £75bn for high growth businesses, while reforms to defined...
PensionLiquidity risk: FCA warns of ‘regulatory intervention’ if funds do not get it right – InvestmentJuly 6, 202362The FCA said a review of asset managers' liquidity management had found that firms needed to increase their focus on...