Illiquid and private market assets can improve DC member outcomes when used thoughtfully, with careful selection and a clear focus on member interests. That was the key takeaway from a panel discussion...
People’s Pension appoints Robeco to manage its growing £3.6bn emerging markets equities portfolio. The move shifts the portfolio from a passive approach to an active, quantitative strategy, aligning it more closely with...
Sackers has created two new partners in its pension law business and made three other senior promotions. Polly Ehrman and Emily Rowley have been promoted to partner, Hannah Savill and Lucy Bennett...
TPT Retirement Solutions’s DB Superfund has appointed Mercer as its scheme actuary and LCP to provide independent investment oversight. The trustee board has also appointed Gowling WLG to provide legal advice and...
Employers are adapting benefits to meet changing financial pressures but uptake and provision remain uneven according to Broadstone’s second UK Employee Benefits Landscape report. The report, produced in partnership with Investor in...
Aviva has will extend its employee assistance programme (EAP) to all 2.8m of its group protection customers. Until now this EAP has only been available to group income protection (GIP) clients. From...
Employee satisfaction with benefits is falling despite workers feeling better informed, signalling a widening gap between communication and perceived value. WTW’s latest EX Intelligence report shows 84 per cent of employees now...
Fintech company PensionPay has partnered with Visa, to launch a new ‘digital wallet’, to allow savers to make payments directly from their pension plan, via card or an app on their phone....
AJ Gallagher has further expanded its UK footprint with the acquisition of employee benefits firm First Actuarial for an undisclosed sum. First Actuarial offers pension administration, investment services and employee benefits consultancy...
WTW has acquired the US-based alternative investment manager FlowStone Partners. FlowStone specialise in investments into private equity secondaries for both institutional investors and high net worth clients. WTE says this will this...
