As trillions of dollars flow into sustainable investments and high-carbon assets are written down by oil companies, environmental, social and governance (ESG) themes are influencing investment decisions on an ever-increasing scale and...
The UK pension industry is divided and cautious about the potential benefits of the regulator’s proposed new DB funding code of practice. At a recent Pension and Lifetime Saving Association session delegates...
New rules designed to protect company pension schemes could cost UK employers an extra £40bn over the next decade, according to new figures from LCP. The consultancy firm has conducted an impact...
Further industry harmonisation and consensus around standardisation is needed if there is to be a smooth adoption of new regulations on ESG reporting within the pensions market. This was one of the...
One of the biggest challenges in selling insurance products is that they are effectively intangible. They promise that if something happens, at a later date, the insurer will be there to pay...
Millions of individuals around the country already face a daunting task saving enough for retirement. But the challenges of saving adequately for old age are set to get much tougher due to...
Women working overseas need to have more support from their employers on a range of health issues. Towergate Health & Protection has highlighted this issue and called for employers to do more...
Fidelity International has bought Legal & General Investment Management’s (LGIM) UK personal investing business, bringing 300,000 customers and £5.8bn of assets under management onto it's Personal Investing platform. The acquisition will double the...
Pension scheme trustees, investment consultants and asset managers face tough new regulatory requirements that will compel them to generate, process and publish reams of comprehensive data relating to climate change, carbon emissions,...
Critical illness claims for cancer are expected to soar in 2021 after a 45 per cent fall in claims during lockdown in April 2020. Protection provider LV= says a fall in diagnoses...
