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Vodafone completes DC pension scheme move to LifeSight Master Trust
London, 23 July 2020 – Vodafone has completed the transfer of its 45,000 UK Defined Contribution (DC) pension scheme members into the LifeSight master trust.
Fujitsu Pension Scheme moves Defined Contribution members into LifeSight Master Trust
London, 4 March 2020 – Fujitsu, the IT services and solutions provider, has moved their UK Defined Contribution (DC) pension scheme members into the LifeSight master trust, increasing the trust’s membership by 17,000 and the assets under management by £730m.
LifeSight Appoints Richard Everitt as Head of Implementations
LONDON, 15 May 2019 – LifeSight, Willis Towers Watson’s DC master trust, has appointed Richard Everitt as Head of Implementations. Richard has joined LifeSight’s Client...
Carillion Pension Scheme moves Defined Contribution members into LifeSight Master Trust
LONDON, 30th April 2019 – Carillion Pension Scheme has moved its Defined Contribution (DC) members into the LifeSight master trust, which was the first to...
LifeSight named as the first master trust to be authorised by the Pensions Regulator
LONDON, 20 February 2019 – LifeSight has been named as the first master trust to gain authorisation following a successful application to the Pensions Regulator....
LifeSight appoints Milan Makhecha as Head of Sales
Makhecha joins from Aon where he had responsibility for the firm’s DC Solutions sales and marketing strategy. London, 3rd January 2019 – LifeSight, Willis Towers...
LifeSight appoints Caroline Fawcett to its Board of Trustees
LifeSight, Willis Towers Watson’s UK DC master trust, today announces the appointment of Caroline Fawcett as its new trustee. Caroline replaces Gill Barr, who stepped...
LifeSight the first master trust to apply to Pensions Regulator for authorisation
LifeSight has confirmed that it submitted its application for master trust authorisation to the Pensions Regulator (tPR), in October. Commenting on news that it was...
LifeSight Adopts ESG Strategy for UK DC Master Trust
LifeSight, Willis Towers Watson’s UK defined contribution (DC) master trust, has announced it will be allocating around half of the Equity investments within the default...
LifeSight appoints Mark Bennett to capitalise on growth in master trust market
London, 25 September 2018 – LifeSight, Willis Towers Watson’s master trust, announces the appointment of Mark Bennett as Director of Sales to drive growth and...
Men prioritise saving for retirement, whilst women place more importance on paying off debt
London, 3rd July 2018 – 35% of women believe they will continue to work past the age of 70 in comparison to just 29% of...
Retirement security increasingly important to Brits, but saving for it is not financial priority
London – 3 May 2018 – Retirement security has become a more important issue to over two thirds (67%) of UK employees over the last...
Number of Brits expecting to retire in their 70s doubles
London, 22 March 2018 – The number of employees that expect to work past the age of 70 has nearly doubled in seven years, from...
LifeSight wins Innovation category at Pensions Age Awards
London, 09 March 2018 – LifeSight, Willis Towers Watson’s UK defined contribution (DC) master trust, was named winner of this year’s Innovation award at the...
LifeSight hits £2bn of assets under management milestone
London, 05 March 2018 – LifeSight, Willis Towers Watson’s UK DC Master Trust, has achieved market leading growth since its launch in 2015 reaching £2bn...
Pension inertia rife across UK as over half of companies are not personalising pension communication
London, 8 August 2017: 97% of UK companies are currently experiencing significant pension inertia within their workforce, according to a study of over 100 organisations...
LifeSight appoints Jane Platt as new Chair of the Board of Trustees
London, 26th July 2017 – The LifeSight Trustees are delighted to announce the appointment of Jane Platt CBE as their new Chair. Ms Platt is...
LifeSight shortlisted for European Pensions Award
As the master trust sector continues to gain momentum – with the use of master trusts by defined contribution schemes in the FTSE 350 almost...
Master Trusts emerging as the DC vehicle of choice for FTSE 350
LONDON – 5th April 2017 – The use of master trusts by defined contribution (DC) schemes in the FTSE 350 has almost doubled since 2015,...
LifeSight now listed on Pensions Regulator’s website as it achieves MAF II status
London, 17th March 2017 – LifeSight, Willis Towers Watson’s UK DC Master Trust, today announced that it is now listed on the Pensions Regulator (tPR)...
Nearly half of Brits (42%) are more concerned about enjoying their life now than their future long term savings
Nearly half (42%) of Brits are more concerned about enjoying their life now, rather than worrying about their future long term savings according to a...
LifeSight announced as one of the first drawdown providers to gain the Retirement Quality Mark
The Retirement Quality Mark recognises excellence in drawdown and blended retirement products LONDON, 20th October 2016 – LifeSight, Willis Towers Watson’s DC master trust, has...
LifeSight appoints Jo Kite as new UK Managing Director
Fiona Matthews steps up to lead LifeSight globally London and Edinburgh, 30th September 2016 – Jo Kite has been appointed managing director of LifeSight UK,...
Complexity in pension governance expected to increase, despite concerns around member outcomes
19th January, 2016 — The majority of pensions managers (61%) do not agree that changes in governance over the last five years have improved member...
