The International Monetary Fund has warned that the state pension age will have to increase in the UK, and may be subject to future means-testing. This report highlights specific financial challenges facing...
In this Budget speech Philip Hammond announced that he would be raising both the personal allowance, and this higher rate tax threshold in April 2019, a year earlier than the Conservative party...
The letter - signed by Bupa’s chief executive Alex Perry, Axa PPP’s chief executive Keith Gibbs, Aviva chief executive of global health Mark Noble and Vitality UK chief executive Neville Koopowitz -...
Lloyds Banking Group and Schroders have joined forced to create a new wealth management group. This joint venture allows Lloyds to access Schroders investment management expertise, while giving the fund manager access...
Pensioners will receive an above average increase to the state pension in April. This follows the announcement by the Office of National Statistics that inflation (as measured by the Consumer Price Index)...
Increases in life expectancy have stalled, for the first time since 1982, when the Office of National Statistics began compiling this data. The ONS figures show that life expectancy at the age...
Watch as experts debate how saving impacts financial wellbeing: Is it right for people to save in their pension when they also have debts? Are industry targets for pension contribution rates right...
BlackRock’s Global Insurance Report found that 83 per cent of insurers said ESG factors were becoming increasingly important to their firm, with a particular focus on this issue from European firms. A...
The IA has issued a public warning, urging politicians to conclude a Brexit deal by March. These comments come as new figures from the IA show that UK asset management industry grew...
Dhar (pictured above) joins from the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office. He will start in the newly created role of chief economist on October 1. Dhar will be responsible for conducting research...
