Employees in the finance and insurance sector are underutilising their annual leave, potentially exceeding contracted hours, with a 9.11 per cent drop in average yearly leave. Access People, an HR solutions specialist,...
The range of annuity rates offered by different providers widens significantly as people age, according to new data. Analysis by retirement specialists Just Group found that the gap between the highest and...
Annuity sales hit £5.2 billion in 2023, up 46 per cent from the previous year and the biggest since 2014 when pension freedoms were declared. An increase in the number of annuity...
Canada Life has appointed Shreyas Sridhar as its new business development director for Bulk Purchase Annuities. Shreyas has over 15 years of experience in the financial services sector, most recently at Legal...
2023 was a remarkable year for defined benefit pension schemes. For many schemes and their sponsors, the world has changed: funding conversations are less about how to address deficits but instead focus...
Mercer's latest review of FTSE 350 pension schemes highlights significant increases in bond yields during January 2024. According to Mercer's study, corporate account funding levels are expected to recover overall and reach...
Standard Life completes £114m buy-in with the Vector Pension Scheme Standard Life, a Phoenix Group company, completed a £114 million bulk purchase annuity transaction that included about 1,800 participants in the Vector...
Finance firms are emerging as frontrunners in attracting top talent with superior benefits packages, according to a recent report. The Employee Perks Index, which is conducted by equities management platform Vestd, shows...
Canada Life has appointed Dan Crook as its interim MD for group protection. The news comes as managing director of group protection business, and individual protection business Tim Stoves steps down following...
TPT Retirement Solutions has appointed Marc Cox as its consultant relationship manager. Cox will focus on improving TPT's market offer, especially by finding and interacting with employee benefit consultants (EBCs), especially those...
