Isio, Entrust and Schroders reach £500m DB consolidation milestone on Enplan

25 July 2025: Enplan, operated by Isio, Entrust and Schroders, has reached a major milestone, with more than £500m in assets now managed by Schroders across Enplan’s defined benefit (DB) pension consolidation platform.

Schroders now manage the assets of 10 Enplan schemes, which range in size from £10m to over £100m, just 18 months after entering into a partnership to provide Enplan’s DB clients with sophisticated investment solutions previously only available to larger schemes.

Enplan was launched in 2017 by professional independent trustee Entrust in collaboration with Isio to provide a ‘one-stop-shop’ platform for DB schemes, combining governance, administration, investment and actuarial services to deliver streamlined, cost-effective pensions management which allows schemes to retain their identity. In total, it now manages more than £1 billion in DB pension assets for over 60 schemes.

The £500m milestone demonstrates the strength and scalability of Enplan’s operational consolidation model, the effectiveness of Schroders’ tailored investment solution for schemes of all sizes, and the growing demand for high-quality, end-to-end DB scheme support.

Ed Wilson, Head of DB Consolidation at Isio, comments: “We’re incredibly proud of what Enplan has achieved. This milestone shows how smaller schemes, when brought together on a well-designed investment platform, can benefit from real economies of scale. In partnership with Schroders, we’re helping schemes improve their member outcomes, stay on track for their long-term goals, and ease the financial and governance burden for their sponsoring employer.”   

Ajeet Manjrekar, Global Co-Head of Client Solutions at Schroders, said: ‘This achievement reflects the strength of our partnership with Enplan and our commitment to delivering innovative, scalable investment solutions to DB schemes of all sizes. We’re proud to help redefine what’s possible for smaller pension schemes by bringing them the same investment capabilities as those available to larger funds at similar costs.”  

Stuart Evans, CEO at Entrust, commented: “Our objective has always been to provide smaller schemes with the same high standards of governance, service and investment support that larger schemes benefit from. This £500m milestone is a clear demonstration of how that vision is becoming a reality.”