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DATA AND PURPOSE: SPECIAL REPORT - IN ASSOCIATION WITH UNUM When it came to putting together a benefits package, it used to be enough to replicate what the competition offered. But, with...

There are misgivings among pension consultants regarding pension consolidators in the retail market. The most commonly cited concern is the potential for higher charges in any consolidated plan outside of the workplace...

Limited intermediary panels have been conspicuous in the group risk market since the 1980s, but there has been a definite acceleration in their popularity during the last decade, and during the last...

After living and working through the pandemic, organisations are facing a new set of wellbeing challenges such as the cost of living crisis, war in Ukraine and changes to working arrangements. To...

Group personal pension plans (GPPs) and master trusts have both had their periods in the spotlight in recent years. Structurally, there are deep differences between the two approaches, but as part of...

UKworkplace pension schemes have the potential to drive radical change at companies across the globe on a range of environmental and social issues, and there’s a growing band of employees willing it...

Last year’s investment losses have caused serious headaches for pension trustees, whether defined contribution (DC) or defined benefit. For those individuals in DC nearing retirement, investment losses coupled with rising inflation have...

The pension industry has entered 2023 with worries and concerns on multiple fronts. Employers and members face a very difficult economic environmental and double-digit inflation which has also brought turmoil in markets....

As the UK economy totters into recession, 2023 is set to be a tough year for employers and employees alike. But, with memories of the pandemic still fresh and talent hard to...

In November last year, amid great uncertainty regarding the pandemic, in the pensions industry a small but significant announcement was made by the Pensions Regulator (TPR). Clara Pensions, the UK’s first commercial consolidator...