Pensions

Employers are being challenged to commit five per cent of working hours to mental health in the workplace, in a major new initiative by Cigna. The 5 per cent pledge was established...

Retirees may be required to pay income tax on their state pension for the first time as a result of the government's 10.1 per cent state pension increase. The older basic state...

One third of older workers no longer have enough income to cover basic living costs, causing significant numbers to rethink their retirement plans. The research by Working Wise and sponsored by Phoenix...

Ross Trustees has made three senior hires from AXA’s in-house pensions team. With almost 25 years of combined industry experience, Vikram Chatrath, Sam Waterman, and Dominic Thurlow will join the company this...

Women’s health and wellbeing is suffering more than their male counterparts in a hybrid working world, according to new research from Vitality. According to a survey of 2,005 UK office workers, more...

Altus Consulting has joined Grid in order to have access to the organisation's knowledge and to stay abreast of industry advancements. Altus Consulting says it will have a thorough understanding of the...

The government's plan to create a formula linking the state pension age (SPA) to life expectancy has been called into question, with experts predicting falling longevity will not lead to earlier SPA...

The salary disparity between mothers and fathers with higher education is still as wide as it was 40 years ago, according to new data. According to University of Kent senior lecturer in...

Insurers are predicting the Chancellor’s reforms to the Solvency II prudential regulatory regime will release tens of billions of pounds of capital to invest in infrastructure. Today’s Autumn Statement relaxation of reserving...

The pensions industry has welcomed the Chancellor’s decision to retain the triple lock, despite pressure to ditch the inflation-linked element to help balance the nation’s finances.  Hymans Robertson partner Chris Noon says...