Colin Fitzgerald: How to grow the SME wellbeing marketplace
The cost of living crisis does not seem to have had a negative impact on Group Income Protection (GIP) sales. And that includes SME business, with 90.4% of in-force policies being...
Pensions
Aon appoints new UK head of investment
Aon has appointed Maria Johannessen to be its new UK head of investment. She replaces Tim Giles who has left the company after 25 years. Johannessen has been with Aon for a...
Standard Life makes senior appointments to strengthen BPA team
Standard Life has made two senior appointments to the commercial team supporting its retirement solutions business. Kenny McIvor joins as head of trading and David Burton joins as head of platforms and...
TCFD reports confusing, potentially misleading and failing to provide direction on climate change
New government-mandated reports are failing to provide “meaningful comparisons” when it comes to understanding how pension schemes are reducing carbon emissions and addressing climate change. Pension schemes with assets of over £5bn...
TPR reappoints two non-executive directors
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions has reappointed two non-executive directors to the board of The Pensions Regulator (TPR). Katie Kapernaros and Chris Morson will be reappointed as non-executive directors...
Intermediaries bring value to employee benefits: Grid
Employers and employees might both gain from using an intermediary to source employee benefits, according to Grid. According to Grid, keeping up with the rapidly changing employee benefits landscape is time-consuming and complex...
One in five over 55s use tax-free pension for home renovations: Standard Life
A fifth or 20 per cent of individuals aged over 55 have either already utilised or intend to utilise their tax-free pension funds for home renovations, which include various projects like constructing...
A pension that reflects my identity
In recent decades, individual investors have had a reasonable choice of options certainly in terms of mutual funds and retail pensions. One oft-cited milestone in the UK was the launch of the Friends...
Steve Butler: Seven ways employers can look out for 50-something colleagues
The latest labour force survey shows a growing number of 50-to 64-year-olds returning, with financial pressures from the soaring cost of living as one of the main reasons. An ageing population, along...
Pensions funds look to increase allocations to illiquid assets
One in four (26 per cent) institutional investors are looking to dramatically increase allocation to illiquid assets in the next three years while, while a further 59 per cent expect allocations to...
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