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What is driving growth in the DC sector? Despite everything the pandemic has thrown at it, the DC pension sector has still managed to end 2020 on a high. Growth has been...

When you see young people signing up for Freetrade or one of the other low-cost trading platforms don’t despair, cheer. This is the engagement you dreamed of (though maybe not the type of...

The concept of ‘value for money’ is a subject of perennial debates across financial services, which seldom result in meaningful agreement on what the phrase means. This has not stopped regulators putting VFM,...

The percentage of employees who were members of a workplace pension remained flat last year according to Office of National Savings figures - the first year participation has stalled since the introduction...

The current economic climate and the fallout from the Covid pandemic have led to a radical rethink in the way many companies approach employee benefits. This has presented challenges for those in the...

Do pension providers invest their customers’ money in an ESG way they expect them to? They haven’t always in the past, but more providers are starting to, and net zero commitments are...

HR professionals and corporate advisers (EBCs) have access to a wealth of employee, personal data. We know that this data, when used well, can be transformational for advisors, businesses and employees –...

Three out of four employers agree that they need to take a more active role to support employees’ financial wellbeing following the pandemic, according to new research. Willis Towers Watson’s Future of...

The Covid pandemic is forcing more people to look at flexible retirement options, according to research from Standard Life Aberdeen. This ‘Class of 21’ report found that more than half (55 per...

Master trusts like ours have had a real opportunity to engage millions of workers who simply aren’t thinking about how they’re going to fund their retirement. Many are bewildered by the concept...