For too long, the pensions industry has treated communication and engagement as though they are interchangeable. They are not. Sending more emails is not an engagement strategy. A birthday email is not...
Research by Hymans Robertson has showed that under a matched-contribution structure, younger employees could potentially wait more than a decade to save for a deposit, while a fixed employer contribution structure could...
After Pension Freedoms, default retirement is emerging as one of the most significant structural developments in how we think about retirement outcomes. While the exact operational requirements are still being refined, the...
Muse Advisory has appointed Peter Shaw as principal, as it looks to meet increasing client demand through expanding the firm’s governance and risk team by hiring an experienced specialist. Shaw brings over...
Bupa has launched a range of new benefits aimed at improving employee wellbeing as part of its SME health insurance offering, with new wellbeing benefits. It includes new preventative health, mental health...
Pension professionals expect AI-driven solutions to improve engagement, helping members make more informed decisions around retirement. The research, conduced at a recent Society of Pension Professionals webinar, found the majority of attendees...
Jamie Fiveash, chief executive of Smart UK, has been appointed chair of industry body Pensions UK, formerly known as the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association. At Smart UK, Fiveash leads the £9.5bn...
Around a third of savers are aware they are not saving enough for retirement, supporting the findings of the Pension Commission’s Interim Report. This research by TPT Retirement Solutions, found that around two...
Aon has pointed to findings from its latest UK Benefits and Trends Survey, showing that health and wellbeing strategies are increasingly being recognised as an essential priority by UK employers as the...
One in two of the largest DB schemes are now looking to run on, due to improved funding and legislative changes that will allow for surplus extraction. This goes against wider trends...
