The Government’s Taskforce on Social Factors (TSF) has made 30 recommendations on the how UK pension schemes can better incorporate social factors into their investment decisions. These proposals, contained in a guide,...
Only the poorest pensioners stand will see the full benefit of the 8.5 per cent increase in the state pension expected next year, under the terms of the triple lock. This should...
Wages are outstripping inflation, with the today CPI data from the ONS showing prices rising at 6.7 per cent year-on-year in September. This means that pensioners look set for an inflation-busting pay...
SPONSORED CONTENT Dr Tarun Gupta, Chief Medical Officer, UK Protection, Legal & General Retail, says further discussion is needed around how we can help employers balance supporting an individual with reimagining work...
Today’s ONS figures confirm that the state pension should rise by 8.5 per cent next year. The ONS published provisional figures in September for the average earnings rise between May to July...
Benefits provided by not-for-profit healthcare providers are saving the nation’s around £1bn a year in NHS and welfare funding, according to a new report. Analysis by actuarial consultants OAC, part of the...
Large asset owners are confident in their portfolios’ resilience, despite market uncertainty with more targeting higher infrastructure and private debt and equity allocations. This is the more upbeat picture form Mercer’s latest global...
Over a quarter of retirees aged over 55 were forced into retirement because of ill-health, redundancy or to provide care for a family member, according to new figures by Just Group. This...
Excess deaths remain above pre-pandemic levels although rates appear at last to be dropping, according to the latest published mortality data. Figures from the Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI) show that there have been...
Employers risk losing key members of staff during business transformation programmes, as they are failing to specifically address this risk, according to new research. Mercer Marsh Benefits found that companies are failing...
