FCA feedback statement 21/7 is another significant step towards enabling workplace savings to become the cornerstone of financial planning for the tens of millions who can no longer afford traditional financial advice....
The concept of ‘value for money’ is a subject of perennial debates across financial services, which seldom result in meaningful agreement on what the phrase means. This has not stopped regulators putting VFM,...
To mark the start of Mental Health Awareness week (May 10- 16th) employee benefits specialists and insurers are publishing new information to help employers better support their employees’ mental health in the...
Do pension providers invest their customers’ money in an ESG way they expect them to? They haven’t always in the past, but more providers are starting to, and net zero commitments are...
Running a smaller defined benefit pension scheme can be a real challenge and comes at a vast expense. There have been more than 1,000 new pieces of pensions legislation since the turn...
Almost one in two (44 per cent) of pension savers said their would switch to a ‘green’ product if one was offered by their provider, according to new YouGov research. This research,...
The Pensions Regulator and Pension Protection Fund are proposing changes to the way DB schemes submit information annually on their investment strategy and assets held. The two bodies are proposing a new...
Almost one in two working age women have taken action to try and redress the pension savings gap according to research from Barnett Waddingham. Their findings show 44 per cent of women...
There has been a mixed response to the unveiling of Standard Life Aberdeen's new corporate brand: Abrdn. Announcing the new name, chief executive Stephen Bird described it as a “modern, agile and...
Redington has pledged to give ‘net zero’ investment advice which should result in a 50 per cent reduction in carbon emissions on client portfolios by 2030. The consultancy firm, which advises on...
