Employees from Pakistani and Bangladeshi backgrounds are more likely to opt out of workplace pensions compared to their White counterparts, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS). According to the report...
DB transfer values remained steady through most of 2024 but dropped sharply in the final quarter, hitting its lowest point in December, according to data from XPS Group. The group says that...
Listen to our latest podcast kicking off the 2025 series of the Scottish Widows Workplace Saving Podcasts. Robert Cochran, our Workplace Savings & Engagement Specialist is joined by Scottish Widows CEO...
Nearly 4 in 10 or 37 per cent agree with the rollback of some EDI measures in the UK following Trump signing executive orders for government agencies to cease EDI programmes, according...
Dalriada Trustees has appointed Stephen Soper as managing director for business delivery and operations. Soper joins from PwC where he was a partner in the pensions team and was previously chief executive...
HMRC is overhauling its pension tax system, which has overtaxed pensioners by £1.3 billion since 2015, by switching from 'emergency tax codes' to regular ones starting in April 2025. These codes have...
More than 80 per cent of employers recognise their role in helping employees return to work after illness, with nearly 75 per cent confident in their ability to support this process, according...
The Association of Consulting Actuaries (ACA) has called for major changes to inheritance tax rules, proposing a separate pension inheritance tax and arguing that the proposed six-month IHT deadline is "unworkable". In...
Aegon has appointed Antonia Balaam to the newly created role of head of Master Trust. Balaam brings 28 years of experience in actuarial and DC pension consultancy to her role leading Aegon's...
KPMG has named former Isio director Will Aitken as its head of DC pensions and financial wellbeing, signalling the firm’s possible reentry into the pension advisory market. Aitken joined Isio in 2023...
