Aon publish the results of their Pension Tracker & more…Keep up with what has been happening this week in our latest IP news round-up…

BW retains Investor in Customers Silver Award for SIPPs

For the third consecutive time, Barnett Waddingham (BW) has successfully retained our Silver Award from Investor in Customers (IIC), reaffirming the ‘outstanding’ experience we provide to our Self-Invested Personal Pension (SIPP) clients.

Retail M&A activity started to rebuild in 2024, finds new research

New research from leading business and financial adviser Grant Thornton UK LLP finds that deal activity in the UK retail sector saw the first green shoots of recovery in 2024, following reduced activity over the previous two years due to the cost-of-living crisis.

L and G complete buyin for 3 Anglo American pension schemes

Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (“L&G”) has completed buy-ins totalling £785 million with three pension schemes sponsored by Anglo American Services (UK) Ltd: The Tarmac UK Pension Scheme, the Tarmac ‘B’ Pension Scheme and the Anglo UK Pension Scheme. The buy-ins were completed as part of a combined transaction.

Only 4% of SMEs have terrorism cover, prompting Pool Re consultation

The UK’s government-backed terrorism reinsurer Pool Re is consulting on how to reintegrate terrorism cover as a standard feature within commercial property insurance for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

Aon publish the results of their Pension Tracker Q1 2025

The Aon UK DC Pension Tracker rose over the last quarter of 2024, with the mid-career savers seeing the most significant increases. The Tracker increased by around 20 percent over 2024, reversing much of the fall following the 2023 update to the PLSA Retirement Living Standards.