Leading Conservative MPs are calling for a change to the auto-enrolment rules, to compel pension providers to offer a ‘sidecar’ savings option. The Tory Reform Group, led by former minister Damian Green...
Independent trustee and governance services provider PTL has warned that the industry should proceed “with caution” when it comes giving members the illusion they have voting rights on shares in their pension...
Pension consultants Buck has launched a new benefits platform designed to improve employee engagement, productivity and efficiency. The platform, Delta+, consolidates existing benefits and reward management programmes, creating a comprehensive data analytics...
Government efforts to encourage pension savers to access free ‘guidance’ appear to be failing with no significant increase in the number of people accessing these services, according to the latest FCA figures....
Vanguard is launching a low-cost advice service targeting UK investors approaching retirement. Investors using Vanguard Personal Financial Planning will receive personalised retirement saving advice, and a tailor-made investment portfolio of Vanguard equity...
The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) is supportive of government plans to ‘smooth’ performance fees so they can be incorporated with the the auto-enrolment charge cap. Publishing its response to the...
The impact of Covid-19 on workers’ finances has become a growing concern for employers this past year. Data from UK Finance, the trade body, showed that almost four million payment holidays were...
Cosan Consulting has launched ARM, a new administration resilience and mobility solution that offers what it claims is the UK’s first, cloud hosted, ‘escrow type’ independent data backup for pension schemes. Callsed...
When pensions freedoms were introduced in 2015, there were a significant number who were concerned about the bold new policy, fearful of the potential for unintended consequences. During the intervening six years...
Canada Life has appointed Lindsey Rix as its new UK chief executive officer following the departure of Doug Brown late last year. Rix joins from Aviva where she led their savings and...
