In Depth

Improving standards of governance across the workplace pension sector has been a major focus for both regulators and the Department for Work and Pensions. But where does governance now rank in advisers’...

Inflation, the old enemy of fixed income markets, is well and truly back. There are deepening concerns in the UK that the uptick in recent months, on the back of scarcity of...

Priorities have shifted as a result of the pandemic, with employers’ and employees’ expectations changing significantly. For large multinationals, this has meant a rethink on benefit strategies and global solutions, such as...

In late September the UK government launched its first green gilt, raising £10bn from institutional investors in the process. This was a watershed move by the UK government and there is plenty of...

It’s not just demand for group risk products that has been benefiting from a Covid-related increased awareness of mortality and morbidity risks. Other health-related products that employee benefit consultants often overlook have...

Living through a pandemic has taken its toll on the nation’s psychological wellbeing, with Mind stating that it will leave a ‘deep and lasting scar on the mental health of millions’. To...

Two defined benefit superfunds, Clara and the Pension SuperFund are poised to offer a new option for DB schemes and their members - at least as soon as The Pensions Regulator gives...

As a global player in the health and benefits industry, Mercer Marsh Benefits has had a frontline view of the impact the Covid pandemic has had on businesses across the world — and...

Is there a cost-effective way of delivering financial advice to a mass market via the workplace by harnessing corporate employee benefit solutions?  This was one of the topics discussed at a recent...

Wellbeing’ has moved from being a buzzword to a key issue in the employee benefits industry following the Covid-19 pandemic.  But to date, much of the focus has been on employees’ physical...