Some 37% of pension fund investors expect to increase allocations to real assets over the next 12 months, according to Aviva Investors.

Most of this week's 94 Pensions Buzz respondents agreed the bill is good for pensions if it gets through parliament.

The Combined Nuclear Pension Plan (CNPP) is the latest master trust to have been granted authorisation by The Pensions Regulator (TPR).

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has proposed increasing the general levy on occupational and personal pension schemes from 1 April 2020.

The number of members to have ever used NEST rose by 28% over the 2018/19 fiscal year to 31 March, according to its research arm, NEST Insight.

The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) has unveiled a retirement living standards tool to help members engage with their pension and set retirement targets.

Aegon has launched personalised animated video summaries for its members, in a bid to boost engagement.

LEBC’s majority shareholder B.P. Marsh & Partners has reduced the valuation of its holding in the group by 33%, following its withdrawal from the defined benefit (DB) transfer market.

Defined contribution (DC) schemes’ visions are generally aligned, but there are mixed views on the power of the default versus member engagement, according to the Thinking Ahead Institute.

AE has successfully brought millions of people into pension savings. But, as Kim Kaveh writes, it is far from perfect.