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World's pension market hits $36.9tn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2025
... relationships with stakeholders, from regulators to sponsors to members, all of whom are raising expectations on how pensions are managed. These intersecting challenges are heightening the responsibilities of fiduciaries, making strong governance more ...

Treasury launches retirement phase consultations

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2025
... fund offerings can be providing members options for drawdowns other than minimum drawdown rates (MDR) for account-based pensions. The paper suggests a simple indicator could include "a 'Yes'/'No' response on whether trustees offer their ...

Special feature: Shaping private markets

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2025
... transparency, valuations and liquidity in a sector now absorbing more than 70 cents of every new dollar flowing into pensions. The surge into unlisted assets-from limited partnerships to direct ownership of airports, bridges and water rights-has been ...

Hollywood actors lobby pension fund to dump fossil fuels

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2025
... the narrative and invest in a future that's actually worth celebrating." Retire Big Oil is a part of the Climate Safe Pensions Network.

Super tax requires a 'holistic' review: ASA

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2025
... gains tax on those same assets may still be owed by the estate." Waterhouse also raised concerns over defined benefit pensions, which are assessed using formulas rather than actual account balances, meaning many public sector employees and politicians ...

UK treasury provides guidance on local pension consolidation

MATT TOLEDO  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2025
... Investment Review, the Pension Scheme Bill could give the government reserve power to mandate a baseline target allocation for pensions to invest in private assets and other domestic investments. The report's release follows the signing of the Mansion ...

BlackRock takes stake in Generation Life parent company

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
... superannuation assets. Nevertheless, it pointed out that around 84% of Australian retirement savings are in account-based pensions with minimal longevity protection. Generation Life touted that the partnership marks a transformative step in its group's ...

Frontier Advisors lands major mandate from asset management giant

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025
... market data, tools, and resources for asset allocation planning, represents an industry first in the Japanese corporate pensions market. "[It offers] plan sponsors timely information, advanced analytics and active, informed dialogue with advisers on ...

State Super: In decline but doing fine

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2025
... inevitable end. State Super's funds are decumulating at different rates. Its defined benefit members receive lifetime pensions, sometimes extending to a spouse or child, payments will continue until its last member dies - estimated to be in 2084. Defined ...

Tariffs not the only inflationary risk: Colchester

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2025
... countries as they have higher birth rates than advanced economies, he noted. This can drive inflation as it puts pressure on pensions and healthcare, as well as wages due to less workers with a higher retirement rate. Conversely, artificial intelligence ...