Employees working for SMEs rate pensions as a more important benefit than flexible hours, bonus schemes, healthcare, or lifestyle perks such as gym membership. Overall more than half of employees questioned (57...
S&W has appointed Marcus Peaker as practice leader, executive compensation, in its employee solutions team within business tax. Peaker has over 20 years of expertise in executive remuneration and was formerly head...
Most fiduciary managers are using artificial intelligence, but adoption remains focused on lower-risk operational tasks rather than core investment decision-making, according to research from Isio. The consultancy found that 85 per cent...
Only one in three UK pension schemes using fiduciary management currently has independent oversight in place, despite pressure from regulators to introduce this. Both the Pensions Regulators and the Competition & Markets...
Legal & General (L&G) has rejoined the Association of British Insurers (ABI), the UK trade body for the insurance and long‑term savings industry. The company returns after leaving in August 2014, when...
Around 800,000 higher earners are failing to claim pension tax relief they are entitled to with the annual cost running to more than £1bn. According to Freedom of Information data obtained by...
The Government has denied compensation for Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI) women for a second time, with secretary of state for Work and Pensions Pat McFadden telling Parliament that the majority...
A coalition of financial services firms has launched Billions 4 Millions, a campaign aiming to reunite UK consumers with lost, forgotten or unclaimed assets. The initiative is led by Gretel, a platform...
HMRC has confirmed it will scrap the retirement savings element as well as removing the need for a withdrawal charge from the Lifetime ISA, with its proposed replacement now designed to support...
L&G has appointed Tim Morris and Philipp Westermann, previously co-managing partners of Proprium Capital Partners (Proprium), as global co-heads of real assets. According to L&G, the appointments strengthen L&G’s asset management leadership...
