Willis Towers Watson has accused the investment industry of having ‘one hand on the wheel’ when it comes to stewardship, and says there is an urgent need to accelerate progress on this issue....
Legal & General Investment Managers voted against a record number of global companies in 2018, according to its latest annual Active Ownership report. This report sets out details of LGIM’s stewardship and...
Cash plan provider Health Shield has joined the industry body Group Risk Development (Grid). The friendly society said this to help increase industry collaboration and ensure that sufficient consideration is given to...
Understaffing is one of the major causes of stress in the workplace, according to new research from MetLife UK. Their study found that more than half (52 per cent) of employees said...
The FCA is looking to extend the remit of Independent Governance Committees that oversee workplace pensions. In a consultation paper - published today - it sets out two key new roles for...
The number of people covered by corporate group risk policies increased by 3.3 per cent in 2018 - or almost half a million people - according to the latest sector report by...
UK businesses could save £61bn a year by prioritising health and wellbeing, according to new data from VitalityHealth. The data shows that British businesses lost a total of £81bn in 2018 as...
The number of people saving into a DC workplace pension is almost level with those holding DB pensions, according to the latest figures from the Office of National Statistics. According to ONS...
Since the introduction of auto-enrolment there has been a significant spike in the number of people breaching lifetime allowance ‘protections’ according to new HMRC figures. The figures were released following a freedom...
Almost two out of three trustees are now putting in place measures to prepare their scheme for Brexit, despite the ongoing uncertainty. This survey, by Hymans Robertson, found trustees were taking a...
