Economy

Currencies can be extremely volatile, especially when major political events such as Brexit occur. This can  have a significant impact – negative or positive – on the value of investments. In a globally...

In theory, Covid-19 has made business focus on the basic needs of its people: salary, benefits, health and wellbeing. In practice, as our latest research shows, SME employers in particular might need...

The fear of ever-expanding regulation and the prospect of big bills for helping staff with financial matters has had a freezing impact on employers offering retirement guidance to their people. Punter Southall...

Perhaps the greatest risk to pension scheme trustees and members is the low rate future currently being carved out. It is odd to suddenly be talking about low rates when they’ve been...

The pensions industry gave a cautious welcome to comments by the Bank of England governor indicating support for looser regulations to enable DC schemes to invest in illiquid infrastructure and property assets....

Howden Employee Benefits & Wellbeing has launched a new redundancy support services for employers. This service offers practical advice and information, delivered by independent experts to help employers support employees who are...

The gender pension gap may be narrowing but the average woman would have to work beyond her 100th birthday to match the average men’s pension pot according to Scottish Widows’s latest Women...

The Principles of Responsible Investment (PRI), a UN-supported international network of investors, has called a renewed focus on more sustainable investment strategies following Joe Biden’s win in the US presidential election. Congratulating...

Eight out of 10 savers have not made any changes to their pension, despite the financial problems caused by the coronavirus pandemic, according to recent research.  The People’s Pension found that 82...

Employee benefits provider Secondsight has launched a new digital platform for employers, offering support for staff whose roles have been made redundant.  This is avaialble via its online portal Mybenefitsatwork. The platform...