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DWP announces launch of working group to develop trustee investment guidance

By Jack Gray

16/3/26

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced the launch of a working group designed to help the government develop guidance to support pension trustees’ investment decision making.

The group was formed to develop practical, principles-based guidance to give occupational pension scheme trustees greater clarity and confidence on their investment duties

Govt urged to carefully consider interventions in pension scheme investment

The government should carefully consider any intervention in domestic pension scheme investment and identify the specific ‘market failures’ it intends to address, a joint report from Frontier Economics and LCP has argued

Younger savers show strongest engagement with pension investments

Younger pension savers are emerging as the most engaged and informed group when it comes to understanding where their pension money is invested, according to new research from Pensions UK

GAD launches factors guidance hub for public service pension scheme administrators

The Government Actuary’s Department (GAD) has launched a new online hub designed to help administrators of public service pension schemes access actuarial factors and related guidance

Pensions UK IC 26: UK in-house investment teams should look overseas for innovation

UK pension schemes’ in-house investment teams should look to “global peers as a source of innovation”, LGPS Central CIO, Jayne Atkinson, has suggested

Professional trustee firms urged to prioritise diverse recruitment and efficient working

Professional trustee firms may need to strengthen recruitment strategies focused on diversity and operational efficiency to sustain recent market growth, according to Hymans Robertson

Pensions UK IC 26: More ‘thoughtful’ Shariah-compliant funds could help solve the ethnic pensions gap

More ‘thoughtfully’ created Shariah-compliant funds could help solve the ethnic pension gap, Franklin Templeton chief investment officer global Sukuk, Mohieddine Kronfol, has suggested

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Fiduciary management market AUM rise by 58% in three years

The total assets under management (AUM) in the fiduciary management (FM) market have increased by 58 per cent over the past three years, analysis from Quantum Advisory has shown

Industry voices support for salary sacrifice cap increase but remains opposed to reform

The pensions industry has come out in support of a House of Lords amendment that would increase the proposed cap on salary sacrifice arrangements from £2,000 to £5,000, but remains opposed to the policy overall

Pensions UK IC 26: PSB fiduciary duty guidance may 'complicate rather than clarify'

Fiduciary duty should not be the ‘sledgehammer’ used to crack every problem in the pensions industry, USS chief executive officer, Carol Young, has warned

Pensions UK IC 26: LGPS funds and pools ‘trying to fly planes as government is building it’

Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) funds and pools are “trying to fly planes as government is building it” as they work through the implications of the 'fit for the future' reforms, according to LPPI head of investment strategy, Max Townshend

Pensions UK IC 26: Private markets a core component for 30% of DC scheme portfolios

Allocations to private markets are a core component for 30 per cent of defined contribution (DC) scheme portfolios, according to a survey of delegates at the Pensions UK Investment Conference 2026

Pensions UK IC 26: Dashboards leading to pot consolidation not a ‘slam dunk’

It is not a ‘slam dunk’ that pensions dashboards will result in members consolidating multiple pension pots, Ignition House managing director, Jeanette Weir, has warned

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