Volatile markets and elevated bond yields have hit the funding of DB schemes according to the latest figures from the Pension Protection Fund. The aggregate surplus on 4,833 schemes in its PPF...
Acrisure UK Broking has joined the trade body Group Risk Development (Grid). The firm delivers advice on a range of benefits to both employers and their employees. Acrisure says in recent years...
Through our partnership here at L&G Group Protection with Fruitful Insights, we’re working with SME clients and their intermediaries to turn insight into action and make employee wellbeing a business priority. This...
Rising amounts of defined benefit schemes in surplus coupled with significant reserves held in the Pension Protection Fund means it can transition from a needed ‘life boat’ for bankrupt schemes and instead...
Many employees, around 1 in 4, feel unsupported in their weight loss goals at work, but fewer than 1 in 10 would actually use exisiting employer provided wellbeing support, according to research...
HMRC is giving pension schemes insufficient time to prepare for changes which will bring pensions into the inheritance tax net next year, according to consultants LCP. Their stark warning comes as HMRC...
The Crown Estate Pension scheme has appointed Zedra to be the chair of its trustees. The Crown Estate Pension comprises of a £46m defined benefit (DB) section and a £43m defined contribution...
Mental health is becoming a major driver of long-term sickness absence in the UK, with 47 per cent of HR directors and senior decision-makers saying it is now one of the leading...
The UK Government has created a new ‘Supers Unit’ to boost Australian pension investment into energy, housing and infrastructure in the UK. This dedicated unit will sit within the UK Office for...
Smaller pension schemes are lagging on climate action when compared to larger counterparts, according to new research from XPS Group. It found almost nine out of 10 of larger schemes had “credible”...
