It’s not controversial to say a key regulatory objective is to encourage consumers to shop around for financial services products. As well as driving competition, it also ensures the customer gets the...
Former pensions minister Steve Webb called for the Treasury to relax rules which could act as a barrier to people seeking to rebuild their pensions when the current Covid-19 crisis is over....
The All-Party Parliamentary Group has announced plans to boost the public’s awareness of the risk of pension scams. There has been a significant rise in the number of scams since the introduction...
The GMP Equalisation Working Group, a cross party body, has issued its latest guidance for pension schemes. This new guidance relates relates to making corrections as a result of GMP reconciliation, known...
Fintech company Iress has acquired O&M Systems — a firm providing pension and investment data and comparison tools for financial advisers. O&M, which started in 1992, has over 2,000 clients. This includes...
Aon has warned trustees that they need to get to grips with virtual meetings to ensure business continuity for pension schemes during this period of upheaval. With coronavirus causing serious health problems...
Why is there so much focus on ESG at the moment? ESG has definitely passed a tipping point over the last 12 months, with everyone talking about it now and lots of...
At the start of 2020, it could be said we are living in interesting times. Over the past couple of decades, society has come a long way and while the pace of...
The Pensions Climate Risk Industry Group (PCRIG) has launched a consultation on the new guidance it is publishing for trustees. This guide is designed to help trustees meet existing legal obligations, when it...
The Treasury has released a consultation on the proposed timings for the effective replacement of the Retail Price Index, a move which will impact many pension schemes. This announcement came just ahead...
