£5m lost in Covid-related scams
The number of Covid-19 scams is rising, with losses arising from these frauds now topping £5m. The latest figures from Action Fraud show that there have been over 2,000 cases reported since...
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Industry row over FCA ban on contingent charging
The Financial Conduct Authority will ban contingent charging on DB pension transfers in the vast majority of cases. This is the main plank of a part of a package of measures announced...
JP Morgan add four to sustainable investing team
JP Morgan has expanded its global sustainable investing team with four new appointments. Carlos Varela has been appointed global strategist for sustainable investing after 22 years with JPMAM. He was most recently head...
Advice boosts investors’ confidence during market turbulence
Financial advice can help reduce investor anxiety during periods of market turbulence, according to new research. This study into long-term investor behaviour was conducted by Dynamic Planner in conjunction with the Henley...
Aon DC head joins XPS Pensions Group
Aon’s head of DC, Sophia Singleton has joined XPS Pensions Group to help expand their own DC proposition. Singleton will be XPS Pensions Group’s new head of DC. She joined the company...
Covid-19 creating stark savings divide
The coronavirus has affected the majority of people’s savings habits - but in starkly different ways according to new research from Aegon. It found that while a third of people (31 per...
Colin Williams: The perils of pitching during lockdown
The whole country has been staying at home. If we do go out, we’re queuing in supermarket carparks, and attempting to keep at least two metres away from each other. Millions of...
Sign up to our ESG in DC pensions digital forum – June 9th
Hear from key speakers from the United Nations PRI, Federated Hermes International, ShareAction, PTL and Barnett Waddingham in this digital forum Sustainable pensions: ESG in the post-Covid economy, at 3pm on Tuesday...
WTW’s LifeSight head joins Cardano/Now: Pensions
Cardano, the provider behind the Now: Pensions master trust, has appointed LifeSight's David Bird as head of DC platform and Stefan Lundbergh as head of DC design. In his new role, Bird, who...
Wealthiest households save £23bn during lockdown
The wealthiest households have reduced their spending by an estimated £23bn during lockdown, potentially leading to large savings — according to new economic calculations by the New Policy Institute. This is income that...
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