Healix Health Services has appointed Ian Talbot as its new general manager as part of an executive level restructure. Talbot was previously the commercial director for the healthcare company. In this new...
Many older workers who have accessed pension savings could be hit with a tax charge if they continue to make AE contributions, as a result of Budget freezes to tax thresholds. This...
The trustees of several major UK DB pension schemes have demanded a judicial review of government plans to replace the Retail Prices Index (RPI) with housing cost-based Consumer Prices Index (CPIH) as...
Could affordable financial advice be the next essential ‘added-value’ service offered as part of a comprehensive employee benefit package? This was one of the central issues discussed as part of a wide-ranging...
The industry’s fear of taking responsibility for financial advice is leaving employees taking non-advised guidance journeys that are often leading them to the wrong destination. This was the subject of debate at...
How big a difference is there between guidance and full financial advice? Guidance is better than nothing and can help inform, educate and raise awareness. But it is nowhere near as effective...
Privacy fears are holding UK employees back from accessing group protection plans due to concerns their employer will find out too much about their health or private life. Research from Legal &...
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) is increasing the pressure on scheme trustees to protect savers from climate risk with the publication of its expectations on compliance with new statement of investment principles (SIP)...
Aviva Investors voted in favour of 98 per cent of the most significant climate and social shareholder proposals tracked by ShareAction and increased its resolution votes by 16 per cent. Publishing its...
The employee benefit consultancy PES has rebranded as Amba, and is launching a new employee benefits digital platform. This workplace platform, known as Lumina, will have an environmental focus to particularly to...
