Pension pot-for-life Our main concern is that this is being rushed out the door. Far greater consideration and consultation with industry is needed to ensure that no saver in Britain is left...
There was criticism from the pension industry that Chancellor chose to include ‘pot for life’ pension proposals in this year’s Budget speech. There have been concerns expressed about this ‘Lifetime provider’ model,...
Chancellor Hunt has announced a 2 per cent cut in National Insurance Contributions (NIC), reducing the rate from 10 per cent to 8 per cent starting from April 6th, with self-employed NIC...
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt confirmed that DC pension schemes will be required to disclose their UK and International investments and warned that ‘further steps’ may be necessary to boost further domestic investment. In...
Demand for annuities has rocketed over the past 12 months, with the number of quotes sourced by advising rising by 60 per cent, according to new data. Financial services technology provider iPipeline...
Johnson Fleming has appointed Martin Parish as its new regional director. Parish joins for Aon, where he worked for almost a decade, most recently as its co-head of UK DC advisory business. ...
Healix is the latest healthcare provider to offer a digital skin cancer check to employees covered via one its trust arrangements. The new service will be offered in partnership with Circle Integrated...
Forcing pension schemes to disclose their UK holdings could perversely result in less funding for British businesses, according to industry warnings. AJ Bell has said government proposals to compel UK DC schemes...
DB trustees will have to submit an annual ‘statement of strategy’ alongside actuarial valuations under new proposals announced by The Pensions Regulator. This should set out long-term funding and investment strategy for...
Admission for private healthcare treatments continued to rise rapidly through 2023, with the latest PHIN data suggesting this will be the busier year on record. A total of 215,000 private health admissions...
