The Financial Conduct Authority has set out plans to take action against Hartley Pensions and an individual involved at the firm due to alleged withdrawals taken from customer pension funds. Hartley was...
Auto-enrolment has brought millions of individuals into workplace pension schemes. Yet engagement remains largely passive, with 94% of Master Trust members invested in their main default strategy.1 This challenges the industry to...
Claims around rising Nest charges risk overlooking the broader context of scheme growth, as total fees increased to £278m last year, up from £231.5m the year before. Retail platform provider InvestEngine claimed...
Smart Pension has come out in support of the mandation clause of the Pension Schemes Bill in its current form, as the legislation returns to the Commons for a final vote on...
The rollout of targeted support can be a significant driving factor in closing the current financial advice gap in the UK, according to Matt Collins, a legal director at Vanguard. Having gone...
Aviva Investors has appointed Ravi Cheema as a multi-asset portfolio manager. Cheema will report to Sotirios Nakos, head of multi-asset portfolio management. He will be involved across multiple funds within the firm’s...
A new Government-backed, employer-led coalition has been launched to drive greater take-up of workplace savings schemes to strengthen employees’ financial resilience. Chaired by Co-op Group chief people officer Claire Costello, the National...
Standard Life will acquire Aegon UK for £2bn, with the transaction covering its UK pension and insurance business. Standard Life said this acquisition will see the company become the UK’s largest retirement...
Pension dashboards are edging ever closer to becoming a reality, although the exact go-live date is unconfirmed. The research phase is underway, and encouragingly, some industry participants have already begun testing early...
The corporate healthcare industry is divided over weight-loss drugs. Some of the biggest insurers, such as Aviva and Axa, do not offer weight loss drugs to corporate scheme members, while Bupa and...
