DB transfer requests quadruple in two years
Demand for pension transfers out of defined benefit has almost quadrupled over the last two years, with the number of...
Philip Blows: Why staff discount offers are bad for financial resilience
Voluntary benefit discount offers are actually making financial resilience worse, not better says Wealth Wizards account director Philip Blows Speaking...
Standard UK head Matthews to retire
Paul Matthews, the UK and Europe chief executive of Standard Life is to retire from the company. Matthews will retire...
Widows commits £30m to corporate pensions overhaul
Scottish Widows is to channel £30 million of extra funding to deliver product and service improvements to its corporate pension...
Aon in negotiations to sell Hewitt benefits business
Aon is reported to be on the verge of selling its Aon Hewitt employee benefits, human resources and business consulting...
HMRC: £5.7bn withdrawn from pensions in 2016
More than half a million people made more than a million flexible withdrawals from their pensions, taking £5.7bn from their...
Widows removes exit charges entirely
Scottish Widows is removing exit fees also together from its workplace and personal pension plans, going beyond the 1 per...
Aon’s delegated business surge continues with Xerox hire
William Parry is leaving Xerox to take the role of senior consultant in the fiduciary management business of Aon Hewitt’s...
George Osborne ‘to join BlackRock’
Former Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne is set to join BlackRock, the world’s largest fund manager, according to media...
Annabel Tonry: How defaults should adapt to a slow growth future
Expectations of a slow growth future mean default funds will have to be creative if they are going to deliver...
