The coronavirus pandemic may have resulted in a re-energised focus on health and wellbeing, but the economic consequences of the lockdown have put pressure on some companies’ ability to provide comprehensive employee...
As the Covid pandemic recedes in the UK and the nation’s workers commence a gradual return to on-site working, we can expect a renewed focus on corporate health and wellbeing benefits. That...
Health Shield has extended its newly launched occupational health platform to include home-working, returning from furlough and onsite risk surveillance assessments. It says there is a need for intermediaries to focus on...
Mercer has launched a new tool to help pension schemes and other institutional investors assess how well they are integrating ESG considerations in their overall decision making. Its Responsible Investment Total Evaluation...
FTRC is expanding its proposition with a new information hub dedicated to adviser software. The new site, advisersoftware.com, will roll out 18 specialist practice areas over the coming months. The service brings...
Financial advisers and wealth managers are hugely inconsistent when it comes to assessing risk, and often make “noisy” errors based on irrelevant factors - such as the weather or when they have...
There is further evidence of the success of rehabilitation and claims management services offers by GIP providers, with Unum reporting that more than 95 per cent of those accessing this service returned...
Trustees are optimistic about the progress being made on GMP equalisation with more than half (55 per cent) expecting to be making pensions in payment on an equalised basis by the end...
Employers are being warned that they are obliged to provide free eye-teste for employers, regardless of whether they are working at home or in the office, as evidence suggests there has been...
Flat fees on workplace pensions will be banned for sub £100 pots under a government review that could see a single charge structure become law. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)...
