Opinion

It is almost 10 years since the start of auto-enrolment. Is it time to look again at how the industry can encourage better engagement with pensions? Engagement has been a perennial problem...

Could getting pension providers involved in Pension Wise help solve the service’s problem of low take up? This is a question that the Money and Pension Service (MaPS) - which manages Pension...

Nobody can deny the global employee benefits market is changing. Trends that were already underway before the Covid-19 pandemic, such as remote and flexible working and digital healthcare are now largely the...

Since 1 October all DC schemes have been required to report on the net performance of their investments.  This is the first step towards the value for member (VFM) assessments that are...

Corporates that are employers in defined benefit (DB) pension schemes – and anyone associated or connected with them – should take note of the notifiable events framework, or risk a fine of...

Employers are thinking more about environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues all the time. ESG concern is valued by many customers, expected by a growing number of employees and frequently advocated by...

How will the regulator’s proposed ‘consumer duty’ rules differ from the ‘treating customers fairly’ regime?  We have yet to see the FCA’s draft proposals, which are expected to come into force next...

As an industry, the investment and savings profession is not representative of the population as a whole. While female employment rates across the board in the UK are not that far behind...

We all love someone, right? And obviously, don’t be dying anytime soon, is quite an appealing ethos. But this is a big ‘do something now’ message to trustees, IGCs and providers. The...

Who watches over the watchers? It’s an age-old question that’s usually asked in the context of policing those who have power over others. But I’d suggest it has a fresh relevance to...