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...
Structural changes in the workplace, technological innovation, providers’ direct strategies and increased consolidation all mean group risk products must develop to thrive in the market of the future, said delegates at a Corporate Adviser round table in London...
The court overturned an earlier judgement, and ruled that HMRC could impose 40 per cent IHT on pension transfers made by those who know their life expectancy is impaired. Effectively this means...
The Prudential Regulatory Authority will no longer require small UK insurers to have their annual Solvency and Financial Condition Report (SFCR) externally audited. This exemption will benefit all members of the Association...
The Financial Conduct Authority and the Pensions Regulator have announced a joint regulatory strategy aimed at improving retirement outcomes for consumers. This will include a wide-ranging strategy review next year, which will...
Unum has launched a new excepted group life policy (EGLP) master trust, designed to simplify the process for employers. This allows Unum to write multiple group life policies under a single master...
The voluntary Simpler Annual Statement has been developed collaboratively by Ruston Smith, Co-Chair of the DWP’s 2017 Automatic Enrolment Review Advisory Board and Chair of the Tesco Pension Fund, Vincent Franklin and...
