In Depth

The role of the trustee is under unprecedented scrutiny with huge pressure and demands for change in the way schemes are run emanating from The Pensions Regulator. Single employer trust-based schemes have seen...

CLICK TO DOWNLOAD A PDF OF THE ROUND TABLE SUPPLEMENT   The Covid-19 crisis and subsequent economic fallout has underlined the importance of communication and member engagement in the pensions market. But...

CLICK TO DOWNLOAD A PDF OF THE ROUND TABLE SUPPLEMENT   The Covid-19 pandemic has presented many operational challenges for consultants and providers in the DC pensions market. However it has also...

Many employers are looking to provide private Covid-19 testing for staff as part of their strategy for re-opening post lockdown. A number of private medical companies currently selling both antigen and antibody tests...

The  Covid-19 pandemic has presented the defined contribution sector with its first big challenge since the full implementation  of auto-enrolment. The FTSE All-Share index lost 18 per cent in the calendar year to 27 May, according to FE Analytics,...

Whether furloughed or working from home, employees’ mental health has come under significant pressure during the Covid-19 pandemic. Providing support both now and going forward will be key to safeguarding these individuals’ wellbeing....

Mercifully, the fact that group risk providers don’t pay different rates of commission spares us from the brouhaha so prevalent in the private medical insurance (PMI) field, where commission rates can differ significantly...

Concerns about contracting Covid-19 and the restrictions imposed by lockdown make the nation’s physical and mental health top priorities. But, with millions of people unable to work, financial wellbeing is a major concern...

Statutory sick pay (SSP) has been making headline news during the coronavirus crisis, thanks primarily to Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s decision to temporarily enable businesses with fewer than 250 employees to reclaim the costs...

The past decade has seen illiquid assets increasingly celebrated as an important diversifier in pension funds looking for alternative sources of growth and income. While this was an easy argument to make during...