Pensions - Articles - Atlas Master Trust appoints Schroders

 Capita Employee Benefits, which launched Atlas in 2015, will continue to administer the scheme, while Schroders will design and manage a range of bespoke Multi-asset funds underpinning Atlas’ default investment strategy. 

 Schroders will work collaboratively with Atlas’ trustees, using its global investment expertise running actively-managed innovative Multi-asset strategies to drive better member outcomes and fund governance.

 Alan Whalley, chairman, Atlas Master Trust, said: “We are excited to be working with Schroders, who have an outstanding and globally respected pedigree as investment managers, as we seek to strengthen Atlas’ investment strategy and the governance around it, making it the UK’s stand-out master trust of choice. It is crucial that the trustees of any master trust continually review their strategy and proactively seek to improve member outcomes.”

 Tim Horne, head of UK Institutional DC, Schroders, said: “Atlas has grown rapidly since 2015 and we are excited to further help grow what has been a great success story in the DC space. The UK’s master trust market is poised for substantial growth and Schroders is well-placed to bring investment excellence to Atlas members.”

 Atlas is among the UK’s biggest master trusts in terms of assets. The Pensions Regulator estimates that total UK master trust assets will top £30 billion by 2025, propelled by the growth of auto-enrolment and workplace pension saving.

 In May, Atlas appointed Paul Trickett as the Independent Chair of Atlas’ Investment Sub Committee, who will lead the delivery of the trustees’ investment strategy.