Policymakers are intent on bringing more order to the recently-liberated post-retirement market, but the industry may already be innovating solutions around advice and guidance taking the market in a different direction. The Work...
Hudon will be responsible for the implementation and delivery of the UK wealth business’ strategy across DB and DC pensions, investment consulting and other specialist segments. Hudon moves from the role of Global...
Zurich Insurance has launched a new three-year research programme in conjunction with the University of Oxford to look at how today’s workers can get adequate financial protection. This ‘Agile Protection’ study will...
Moneyhub has integrated PensionBee API, allowing users to get up-to-the-minute information on pension funds. This system will enable users to get live pension valuations within the platform and keep track of multiple...
PES will offer the new Earthmiles@Work app via its ‘happypeople’ portal from early 2019. The employee benefits provider says this partnership will help modernise engagement and analytics for both employers and employees....
Lifesight, Willis Towers Watson’s DC master trust will allocate around half of its equities into environmental, social and governance investment strategies. It is understood that this is the first master trust to...
In this Budget speech Philip Hammond announced that he would be raising both the personal allowance, and this higher rate tax threshold in April 2019, a year earlier than the Conservative party...
It was the year David Hemery won the 400m hurdles Olympic gold medal, The Beatles released The White Album and a young Ron Wheatcroft joined an insurance company that was ultimately to become part of Swiss Re....
This research, by master trust provider Welplan Pensions, revealed a fluid auto-enrolment landscape, with small and medium sized businesses looking to change their pension provider if returns were poorer than expected, or...
The FCA will lead the consultation on whether rules should be changed to allow defined contribution schemes to invest in new technology and infrastructure assets. This consultation was revealed in the Autumn...
