As today’s master trusts evolve into the asset-rich behemoths of tomorrow, competition between them is set to become increasingly intense. Deeper member insights, intelligent defaults and investment innovation will all play a...
Why is LifeSearch doing more in the group risk space? Our advisers told us they would like to do more business protection. Initially the route to market was small business owners receiving...
Stephen Hackett, the former head of health and risk at Aon, has just taken the role of head of corporate benefits at technology and benefits firm Benefex. Hackett leaves his most recent...
A mere thirteen years after Adair Turner’s Pensions Commission recommended that UK workers be automatically enrolled into a workplace pension, contributions will finally rise to their full level of 8 per cent...
The European Parliament’s plenary session has just approved the trilogue agreement on the pan-European Personal Pension Product regulation, also known as the PEPP. This is seen as a key milestone in the...
Pension schemes will be compelled to supply data to the pension dashboard in a phased rollout that will see big DC schemes enrolled first, the government has confirmed. Publishing its response to...
Thirty master trusts have submitted authorisation applications to The Pensions Regulator, while a further 10 have been granted a short extension, and are expected to submit applications in the coming weeks. The...
Millennials have a “worrying lack” of awareness as to how pensions work, according to a new survey from Invesco. The company found the majority of those aged between 24 and 34 did not...
Three out of four people (73 per cent) say they would seek help from an IFA to help them predict how major life changes would impact their finances. When dealing with crisis...
Employee Assistance Programme provider Care first has joined the industry body Group Risk Development (Grid). With EAPs increasingly becoming an integral part of group risk products, Care first says it is looking...
