Category: Regulation

  • Why DC struggles to follow LGPS

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    Defined Contribution (DC) schemes are under growing pressure to back UK growth, but the example they are told to follow – the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) – has some advantages they cannot easily replicate. Border to Coast’s £500m UK opportunities strategy shows what can be achieved when funds pool and commit to illiquid assets.…

  • Are finfluencers the future?

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    I think many of us dismiss the role that social media influencers play in shaping financial behaviour. We are focussed on the role of financial education, provider comms, and advice and guidance in supporting people. But finfluencers are responsible for much of the financial information received by today’s under-30-year-olds; and these people are tomorrow’s over…