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Retirement income advice has always been one of the most challenging areas of financial planning given the uncertainty around client needs, market returns and even how long a client might live. Despite...

Progress is definitely being made by the group critical illness (CI) market as statistics from Swiss Re’s Group Watch show (see Box) In-force group CI policies (both employer-paid and voluntary) were 11.6 per...

Natixis Investment Managers has promoted Nathalie Bricker to the newly created role of deputy CEO.  She will report into the new CEO of the business, Philippe Setbon — who took on this...

October’s Black History Month served as a timely reminder to reflect on the complex relationship between ethnicity and pensions.  While it’s heartening to see increased focus and discussion on this issue, there’s...

Wellness trends, employee health needs and competitor pressures can make an organisation’s wellbeing programme look seriously out of shape. To ensure it keeps packing a punch, workplace wellbeing must be an ongoing...

The Treasury looks set to collect a record amount of insurance premium tax this year, with receipts to date up by 11 per cent.  HMRC tax receipts, covering the first two thirds...

Over the past few years we have seen unprecedented improvements in the funding levels of DB pension schemes. This has resulted in more DB schemes being in surplus and, as a result,...

Stakeholders from across the pensions industry and beyond have collaborated on a Guide to Net Zero Pathways for pension schemes seeking to reduce their carbon footprint in a sustainable manner, published this...

Half of large financial firms have yet to publicly disclose net zero targets, while one third of them would fail the new sustainability disclosure requirements, due to come into force at the...

A new tax band for higher earners in Scotland are likely to make increased pension contributions more attractive, to help offset these increases. The Scottish devolved government announced a new ‘advanced’ tax...