Concerned have been raised about insurers' capacity to manage defined benefit assets in future, with Mick McAteer, co-director of the Financial Inclusion Centre calling for a “full investigation” into this issue. Speaking...
Consultants Broadstone has criticised government proposals to raise the general levy on pension schemes again, saying this will ‘unfairly’ target smaller schemes. The government is looking to raise additional funding from the...
Aviva has partnered with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) to conduct new research on how saltmarshes in the UK can remove carbon emissions from the atmosphere. The project will initially...
Regulators could be given new powers to tackle under-performing pension schemes under new Value for Money legislation, with the potential sanction of closure for those that do not improve. At this week’s...
A “rapid collapse” in homeownership over the past 20 years could cause significant financial problems for future retirees, who may have inadequate pension savings to meet rising rental costs. Speaking at Corporate...
DC pension funds could benefit from investment into a “small but thriving” UK VC sector, but concerns remain about charges, and potential headwinds from DB schemes exiting the market. Toby Nangle, an...
We are all nosey and love to know things about other people. It helps us work out where we stand in the pecking order. Are we missing out, or are we one...
Retirement saving policy has been significantly elevated on the political agenda again, following the Chancellor’s Mansion House speech in July. Testament to that was the launch of 10 separate pensions papers from...
Woman are more likely than men to access pension savings early, to help bridge living costs in the run up to retirement. New research by Phoenix Insights indicates that four out of...
Broadstone has appointed industry veteran Richard Sweetman to be a senior consultant in its employee benefits consulting division. Sweetman has worked at Mercer and then Willis Towers Watson for 30 years advising...
