Pension Providers news
5 stories on pension providers, newest first. Every story is dated and cites its sources.
- December 2025
Virgin Money investments and pension business sold to Octopus Money
Virgin Money's investments and pension business was sold to Octopus Money on 1 December 2025, a sale separate from the transfer of Virgin Money's banking business to Nationwide.
- October 2024
ABI publishes lost pension pot statistics
The Association of British Insurers has put the number of lost pension pots in the UK at 3.3 million, with each one worth an average of £9,470, figures dated October 2024.
- March 2024
New pensions dashboards timeframes published with October 2026 connection deadline
New connection timeframes for pensions dashboards set a 31 October 2026 deadline for all 3,000 pension providers and schemes, with larger schemes starting from April 2025.
- December 2023
Vanguard launches Managed Personal Pension
Vanguard launched its Managed Personal Pension in December 2023, a service in which the firm selects funds and manages the portfolio on the client's behalf rather than leaving investment decisions to the saver.
- June 2022
Providers must offer Pension Wise appointments to customers accessing pensions
From June 2022 contract-based pension providers must refer customers to Pension Wise guidance, explain what it is and offer to book an appointment when customers access their pension savings.