A recent trend for providers and technology support suppliers to up their game with platforms has led some to observe that group risk intermediaries will have to change their approach to stay relevant. ...
Improving standards of governance across the workplace pension sector has been a major focus for both regulators and the Department for Work and Pensions. But where does governance now rank in advisers’...
The issue of climate change presents risks and opportunities as together we look to address the challenge. As a long-term investor, at Standard Life we must consider both aspects for our investment...
Could getting pension providers involved in Pension Wise help solve the service’s problem of low take up? This is a question that the Money and Pension Service (MaPS) - which manages Pension...
Inflation, the old enemy of fixed income markets, is well and truly back. There are deepening concerns in the UK that the uptick in recent months, on the back of scarcity of...
Nobody can deny the global employee benefits market is changing. Trends that were already underway before the Covid-19 pandemic, such as remote and flexible working and digital healthcare are now largely the...
The Government deserves credit for at last producing its White Paper, however, the measures will not ‘sort out’ social care, says Baroness Altmann. The reforms perpetuate unfairness in the current system and...
Since 1 October all DC schemes have been required to report on the net performance of their investments. This is the first step towards the value for member (VFM) assessments that are...
Aston Lark has acquired the client book of private medical insurance specialist Choice Benefits. Choice Benefits provides coverage for both individuals and businesses in the areas of private medical insurance, critical illness...
Corporates that are employers in defined benefit (DB) pension schemes – and anyone associated or connected with them – should take note of the notifiable events framework, or risk a fine of...
