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DC private markets push risks squeezing active management from listed portfolios


By Callum Conway

The growing use of private markets in defined contribution (DC) schemes could squeeze active management out of listed portfolios as schemes come under pressure to manage fee budgets, according to Wellington Management.

Wellington Management UK DC client lead, James Myhill, warned that as schemes increase allocations to private markets, a greater share of their overall fee budget is likely to be committed to actively managed illiquid assets


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80% of DB schemes could be insured in the next 8 years

Eight in 10 (80 per cent) defined benefit (DB) pension schemes could be insured within the next eight years, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers' (PwC) Q2 2026 Pension Risk Transfer Quarterly Insights

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Chancellor urged to give savers a pensions-free Budget

Chancellor, John Healey, should leave pensions out of his first Budget on 28 October, AJ Bell has stated in its latest regulatory outlook

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Institutional investors remain committed to net-zero regardless of government policy

Nearly all (94 per cent) investors with net-zero targets said they would maintain those commitments regardless of government policy, despite ongoing concerns over political and regulatory uncertainty, according to Robeco's Global Climate Investing Surveyv

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DC schemes face ‘adequacy blind spot’ ahead of VFM regime

Almost three-quarters (73 per cent) of employers and trustees do not know the expected retirement outcome for a typical lifetime member of their defined contribution (DC) pension scheme, according to Aon

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SPP calls for end to 'routine' consultations following GMP fixed-rate revaluation

The Society of Pension Professionals (SPP) has called on the government to stop routine consultations for technical recalculations such as the guaranteed minimum pensions (GMP) fixed-rate revaluation for early leavers

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Members opposed to AI making pension decisions without human review

Pension scheme members are uncomfortable with artificial intelligence (AI) making pension-related decisions without human review, research from Local Pensions Partnership Administration (LPPA) and Burges Salmon has found
Majority of DB pension trustees considering superfund consolidation

More than half (57 per cent) of defined benefit (DB) pension trustees have considered consolidation into a superfund, making it the endgame option most frequently explored among those surveyed by TPT Retirement Solutions
Almost a third of over-50s struggle to understand annuities

Nearly a third (30 per cent) of UK adults aged 50 and over find annuities too difficult to understand, according to research from L&G, which has launched a new guide to tackle common misconceptions about retirement income
Cost-of-living pressures threaten workers’ pension outcomes

Cost-of-living pressures continue to undermine workers’ ability to save enough for retirement, according to research from Broadstone

Private sector DC pension assets set to rise by nearly £1trn over next two decades

Private sector workplace defined contribution (DC) pension assets could rise from around £1.3trn today to nearly £2.2trn by 2046, representing an increase of almost £1trn, according to the Pensions Policy Institute (PPI)
Scottish Friendly completes acquisition of in-payment books of business from Fidelity International

Scottish Friendly has completed the acquisition of the pension and annuity in-payment books of business from Fidelity International, covering around 35,000 policyholders


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