An estimated £6m of pension savers’ money was invested in exotic, high-risk investments which included eucalyptus farms, hotel rooms on an African island and car park bays. The TPR says such investments...
Johnson (pictured above) previously ran David Cameron’s Economic Competitive Policy Group and was instrumental in helping introduce the lifetime Isa in this role. He has also worked as a research fellow at...
His comments come as 30 of the UK’s largest companies - including HSBC and John Lewis - pledged to tackle climate change in support of the Government's ‘Green Great Britain Week’. To...
The letter - signed by Bupa’s chief executive Alex Perry, Axa PPP’s chief executive Keith Gibbs, Aviva chief executive of global health Mark Noble and Vitality UK chief executive Neville Koopowitz -...
Interest in factor strategies has been growing ever since the global financial crisis, when investors saw that many traditional asset classes behaved in the same way in stressed market conditions. Since then, fund...
With premiums a matter of pounds a week, dental and optical plans are rarely top of the agenda for employee benefits advisers. But, as these benefits can play a valuable part in an...
Lloyds Banking Group and Schroders have joined forced to create a new wealth management group. This joint venture allows Lloyds to access Schroders investment management expertise, while giving the fund manager access...
SMEs are struggling to attract and retain staff, according to new research from MetLife UK. Bosses companies employing between 50 and 300 staff say attracting talent is a bigger challenge than growing...
EQ Workplace has appointed Martin Leigh as its new corporate pensions & risk benefits account manager. Leigh joins from Creative Employee Benefits where he was an account manager. He has previously worked...
A deeper understanding of the value that group risk delivers to organisations is the key to expanding the new-to-market sales channel. That was the view of delegates at a Corporate Adviser/Canada Life Group Insurance round table debate...
