These issues constitute a high proportion of group income protection notifications. From 2013 to 2017, absence referrals for mental health issues rose from 38 per cent to 46 per cent* of all...
The UK is on course for an all-industry pile-up that could make the crash of 2008 look like a mere prang. And the really worrying aspect is that the vast majority of...
Now: Pensions revealed poor performance over three years when compared to the other 24 defaults in the Corporate Adviser Master Trust Defaults report. Its default returned 2.4 per cent annualised in the...
Auto-enrolment defaults lack sophistication in their investment design and this is in large part down to a misguided focus on cost. Employers, consultants and advisers need to switch their focus from cost...
After contribution levels, investment performance is arguably the biggest determinant of outcomes in retirement for today’s DC savers. That performance will to a large extent be determined by the asset allocation decisions...
Hard working people doing the right thing and saving for their futures want to know that their pension scheme is safe and well run. Clearly, that is the least they should expect....
Workplace wellbeing is becoming increasingly important to organisations and is highly valued by potential job candidates. Physical inactivity and sedentary lifestyles are causing serious health issues for the working population, making this...
Baroness Ros Altmann, who has campaigned in support of Remain, says Brexit has led to issues such as the pensions dashboard, social care funding, incentives for low earners in net pay schemes...
The logic for wider use of technology by financial advice firms to reduce cost, improve service and increase profitability feels obvious. That said, until recently there has been a shortage of direct...
The research found that 41 per cent of employers do not give regular updates of their benefits to staff, and of those that do, 39 per cent only do so annually. Recruiting...
