Rising funding levels are making Defined Benefit (DB) pension trustees think about their illiquid assets with 40 per cent saying that reducing their scheme's allocation to illiquid assets is now a top...
Demand continues to grow for health insurance as employees look to their organisations to help them access healthcare post-pandemic. But, with the breadth and cost of treatment increasing, and benefits budgets under...
The workplace protection and healthcare sector has sought to boost value for clients and members in recent years, via a whole range of added-value support services. But consultants at a recent Corporate...
The next few years could prove to be extremely challenging for the workplace protection and healthcare sector, with insurers needing to evolve and adapt their propositions if they want to see growth...
Ascot Lloyd has appointed Christian Burgess as chief financial & operations officer (CFOO) and Peter Blanc as non-executive director (NED). Burgess will lead Ascot Lloyd’s Finance and Operational Transformation functions, working closely...
Around 84 per cent of defined benefit (DB) pension scheme members are failing to consider a switch to a more flexible arrangement, raising concerns some are at risk of missing out by...
Around £50bn in surplus funds could be returned to FTSE 350 DB scheme sponsors if the Mansion House proposals are approved, according to analysis by Barnett Waddingham. This sum represents around 10...
Around 46 per cent of people are unaware they receive tax relief on their contributions, according to research from TPT Retirement Solutions. Nearly one in five DC savers (24 per cent) don't...
Two-fifths of younger adults plan to retire by age 60, according to Royal London. The research carried out with 4,000 adults in the UK, shows an early retirement needs to factor in...
Annuity sales broke all previous records and increased by 100 per cent from the same period in 2022, according to Canada Life's UK half-year financial figures. Over £100m in new business was...
