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At the start of 2020, it could be said we are living in interesting times. Over the past couple of decades, society has come a long way and while the pace of...

The Pensions Climate Risk Industry Group (PCRIG) has launched a consultation on the new guidance it is publishing for  trustees. This guide is designed to help trustees meet existing legal obligations, when it...

The rate at which individuals are using pension freedoms to access their pension funds continues to surprise official forecasters, bringing the Treasury an extra £400m a year, according to papers published alongside...

Employee benefits consultants are warning businesses they need to have adequate staff absent systems in place, in order to benefit from additional government help with coronavirus. In the Budget, the chancellor announced...

The workplace is changing dramatically with technology enabling many employees to work whenever and wherever they like. But while this can be a benefit, it can also have serious implications for an individual’s...

The Treasury has released a consultation on the proposed timings for the effective replacement of the Retail Price Index, a move which will impact many pension schemes.  This announcement came just ahead...

The industry has welcomed the chancellor’s announcement that there will be a 'call for evidence' into pensions tax relief administration, which will cover the ‘net pay anomaly’. However, some providers have called...

The increase in the minimum wage — now called the National Living Wage — announced in today’s Budget, should see more money heading into auto-enrolment pension funds. Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, confirmed that...

The Chancellor confirmed in today’s budget that he is raising the pension taper threshold to £200,000. It has previously been suggested that this threshold would be raised in order to ensure doctors...

It’s good to talk: 6 February 2020 was ‘Time to Talk Day’, organised by Time to Change, an organisation aiming to transform the way we think and act about mental health issues....