Pension Credit claims have risen by 145 per cent since the announcement of means-testing for the winter fuel payment. About 150,000 Pension Credit claims were received by the DWP in the 16...
Former pensions minister Guy Opperman is joining Smart as a senior adviser. This will be an international role, with a focus on Smart’s proprietary retirement technology platform Keystone. Smart says global demand...
Standard Life is the first pension provider to ensure its default investment aligns with the regulator’s new sustainable fund labelling scheme. The FCA Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR) offer four distinct labels —...
One-in-four UK employees have taken time off work in the past 12 months due to stress according new research, Avillio, which provides productivity and performance coaching services, found these problems also extend...
The government has made five appointments to the Nest Board, including specialists in investment management, sustainable finance, customer experience, and risk. The appointments were made by the minister for pensions, Emma Reynolds,...
DC pensions could be well-placed to support modern flexible retirement needs and should no longer been seen as inferior to DB provision. This was one of the key messages of a presentation...
Teachers at independent schools will be asked to pay higher contributions into the Teachers' Pension Scheme (TPS) for the first time since 2015. A consultation launched this month is recommending all teachers,...
Benefex has acquired employee benefits business Vebnet from Standard Life for an undisclosed sum. Under the terms of the transaction, Standard Life and Benefex will enter into a strategic partnership with flexible...
UK pension providers have set stretching net zero targets — with many already making significant progress towards 2050 goals by reducing carbon emissions. But how much influence can decarbonising portfolios have, when...
More women are now economically active in later life according to research from the International Longevity Centre (ILC). This study, commissioned by Brightwell, found more people were working post 65, when compared...
