Daren Philp

Darren Philp to exit Smart to found Shula PR and Policy

Policy head to leave master trust to form his own policy and PR agency

22 June 2022 • 2 min read

Guy Opperman to overtake Steve Webb as longest serving pensions minister

Opperman ready to set new record as he nears five-year anniversary as minister for pensions

10 June 2022 • 4 min read

DWP confirms flat fee ban on sub-£100 pots and moots universal charging structure

Flat fees will be banned on pensions worth below £100 in a bid to end the erosion of small pots, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed.

24 May 2021 • 4 min read

Exclusive: Smart Pension commits £100m to DC private market default strategy with Natixis IM

The Smart Pension Master Trust has allocated £100m of its default assets to seed a blended private market illiquids fund being launched by Natixis Investment Managers.

23 March 2021 • 3 min read

DWP taskforce sets out actions to enable large-scale consolidation of deferred small pots

The small pots working group has made a number of recommendations on how to tackle the growth of deferred members with small pension pots within the AE pensions market – urging the government and industry to take action to enable large-scale mass transfers....

17 December 2020 • 5 min read

Industry

Darren Philp: Covid-19 will give the industry the 'kick up the backside' it needs to move to modernity

Beer and brainfood: How Smart Pension has coped with a crisis

03 July 2020 • 5 min read

Defined Contribution

Employees understand importance of pension contributions, says research

More than half (54%) of employees said they would increase pensions contributions if their employer did the same, according to a poll by The People's Pension.

29 September 2017 • 2 min read