Investment

HMRC repays £48.5m in overpaid pensions tax in Q3 2025

Industry

HMRC repays £48.5m in overpaid pensions tax in Q3 2025

Analysis finds savers have recouped more than £1.5bn since introduction of pension freedoms in 2015

clock 31 October 2025 • 4 min read
Partner Insight: Distributing surplus to members

Defined Benefit

Partner Insight: Distributing surplus to members

clock 31 October 2025 • 5 min read
Partner Insight: What would life look like without clean, reliable water?

Investment

Partner Insight: What would life look like without clean, reliable water?

Water is the foundation of life, society, and the economy. In England and Wales, the water sector faces unprecedented challenges. Climate change, biodiversity loss, rising bills, and the threat of antimicrobial resistance are not distant risks. They are...

clock 31 October 2025 • 4 min read
DB schemes enter 'new era' as focus shifts from managing deficits to long-term strategy

Defined Benefit

DB schemes enter 'new era' as focus shifts from managing deficits to long-term strategy

Hymans Robertson says long-term planning is now ‘centre stage’

clock 30 October 2025 • 2 min read
Schemes look to pass-through voting as part of customisation push

Investment

Schemes look to pass-through voting as part of customisation push

Asset owners ‘no longer content’ to be passive participants

clock 30 October 2025 • 1 min read
Is it right to have 25% of DC pensions invested in just seven companies?

Investment

Is it right to have 25% of DC pensions invested in just seven companies?

There is significant concentration in the passive portfolios of many DC defaults

clock 30 October 2025 • 3 min read
Six pension funds formally announce intention to join LGPS Central

Defined Benefit

Six pension funds formally announce intention to join LGPS Central

Pool set to manage £100bn with total number of partner funds to be 14

clock 30 October 2025 • 4 min read
Customised services risk asset manager profitability

Investment

Customised services risk asset manager profitability

Report says customised mandates can be expensive and create operational complexity

clock 29 October 2025 • 2 min read
LGPS Central commits £58m to Octopus Healthcare Fund

Investment

LGPS Central commits £58m to Octopus Healthcare Fund

Investment brings the pool’s social residential allocation to 35% of property portfolio

clock 29 October 2025 • 1 min read
Partner Insight: Run-off insurance for trustees - What you need to know

Defined Benefit

Partner Insight: Run-off insurance for trustees - What you need to know

clock 29 October 2025 • 4 min read
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