Howden is encouraging companies to put women's health and wellbeing first, on International Women's Day, in light of upcoming family-focused legislation in April. According to Howden, workplace gender gaps have continued despite advancements towards gender...
Three in five UK women in employment say they have not done any pension planning beyond auto-enrolment into their workplace pension scheme, compared to 46 per cent of men, according to My...
The Taskforce on Social Factors has published a new guided aimed at helping pension schemes and trustees monitor and assess social factors as part of their wider stewardship and ESG investment decisions. ...
Aviva reported its financial results for the fiscal year 2023, with operating profit up 9 per cent to £1,467 million from £1,350 million in the previous year. Aviva's results highlights include a...
Exposure to UK equities ranges from zero, for Aegon Master Trust and TPT Retirement Solutions' master trust, to The Lewis Workplace Master Trust, which had 34 per cent in British shares at...
This was a difficult Budget and I hope it provides the kind of boost for growth that Britain really needs, both now and for the future. The Chancellor has some good news for...
Today's Budget documents reveal that the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has raised its projected tax revenue from Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) by over £370 million between 2023-24 and 2028-29. This increase...
The planned enhancements to auto-enrolment appear to have been further delayed, with the Chancellor failing to set out a timetable for reform. In the accompanying Budget documents and speech there was no...
Industry reactions to the budget vary, with some concerned about the alignment between the Chancellor's push for UK investment disclosures and the FCA's responsibilities, while others prioritise existing pension initiatives over the...
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt did not make any changes to the Lifetime Isa in today’s Budget speech, despite launching a new British Isa to encourage investment into the UK. There had been calls...
