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Iress swoops on UK pension researcher

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2020
Financial services software provider Iress picked up a UK-based investment and pension research software provider boasting over 2000 clients. Iress has acquired the UK's O&M Systems, an investment and pension research software provider with more than ...

Diversity should not exclude white men: Thinking Ahead

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2020
... male I'd feel marginalised by that. I struggle with that," she said. She shared the story of a man who worked at a UK pension fund trustee who grew up in Northern England and struggled to get a job in London because of his accent and background - ...

Praemium expanding in UK, growing managed accounts

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2020
... during 2019, and its gross inflows were up 81% over the previous year," Ohanessian said. Over the full year period, UK pension schemes were up 79% for the platform. Ohanessian said that 2019 was a "transformational" year for the company. An upgrade to ...

UK regulator fined for pension failure

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2020
... chair's statement to members of its staff pension plan. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has been fined £2000 by UK pension scheme authority, The Pension Regulator (TPR). A list of enforcement activities for the third quarter of 2019 shows ...

UK pension fund expands offering, climate risk policy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 JAN 2020
A $16 billion UK pension fund modelled on the Australian superannuation system has received authorisation from the Financial Conduct Authority to operate as an Occupational Pension Scheme. It is also intensifying efforts to tackle the risks posed by ...

Link Group enters UK market

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2019
... said the partnership with Smart Pensions provides it with a strong a credible market entry point into the fast-growing UK pension administration market and builds on its presence in the Australian and New Zealand superannuation markets. Link Group managing ...

Life expectancy declining: KPMG

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2019
... scheme-specific mortality studies allow companies to better quantify their longevity risk. Defined benefits schemes dominate the UK pension system, comprising 81% of the market, according to Willis Towers Watson. Such schemes are also popular in Japan ...

Pension fund acquires telco

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2019
The Universities Superannuation Scheme, a UK pension scheme with over £50 billion under management, is acquiring a large telecommunications company. KCOM has agreed to a £504 million cash takeover that would see the Universities Superannuation Scheme ...

UK pension funds to be hit hard over negligence

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2019
The UK Government wants to up the ante on pension fund bosses who endanger worker's retirement savings. Under a new proposal from the UK Government, bosses would face up to seven years in jail for endangering the retirement savings of their workers ...

Retirement living advice is an opportunity: Challenger Financial Standard Technical Services Forum

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2018
... Rahul Singh shared some of the technical issues financial advisers face when helping Australian clients transfer their UK pension back home. Singh said the UK government's pension rules changed from 6 April 2015 and transferral is only available ...