For decades, many pension defaults have been built around a simple assumption: members retire at a set age, typically 65. At that point, investment risk for members in the default investment strategy...
Gen Z wants to retire early, but many rely on minimum pension contributions and take high-risk investment approaches, though saving more early could help secure better retirement outcomes, according to Standard Life....
The UK population is ageing steadily, with more people living into their 90s, according to recent government figures. This trend, while positive, makes careful retirement planning perhaps more important, and challenging, than...
The UK has maintained its B grade in the latest Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension Index. Meanwhile, Singapore has become the first Asian country to achieve an A rating, joining the Netherlands...
Broadstone has appointed Andrew Walton as actuarial director. Walton has nearly 20 years of experience in the pensions industry and brings a wealth of expertise as a scheme actuary. He has worked alongside...
Bupa has expanded access to its Weight Management Plan, providing UK health insurance customers with clinical and lifestyle support to manage their weight. Employers can offer the plan on an employee-funded, part-funded...
Lumera has partnered with The Lewis Workplace Pension Trust (TLWPT) to “drive digital transformation” within the defined contribution (DC) workplace pensions. TLWPT says it has moved from an external provider to in-house...
DB sponsors and trustees see the uncertainty of investment returns, regulatory changes and data issues as their biggest challenges going forward. These findings were in Aon’s latest Global Pension Risk survey, which...
By 2024, UK savers had lost track of more than 3 million pension pots. That’s the equivalent of over £31 billion in lost pension savings, according to research by the Pensions Policy...
Almost a third of people in the UK admit to not having a plan for their finances in retirement, making them four times more likely to feel stressed about their long-term finances...
