The rate of workers who opted out of saving in the financial year 2021 to 2022 dropped during the lockdown. The overall rate of "stopping saving" increased in the fiscal year 2021–2022,...
The outgoing FCA chairman Charles Randell recently alluded to policymakers’ failure to protect individuals from the risks inherent in pension freedoms, and the lack of policy coordination within the Treasury, in one...
Deforestation is a bigger concern for many pension savers than climate change, and a significant number want schemes to be doing more to tackle this issue. Research among pension savers aged 40...
Partners& has appointed Steve Herbert as its wellbeing and benefits director. Herbert is an expert on pensions, health benefits, and employee benefits and is a regular commentator on these topics. He joins...
The Joint Forum on Actuarial Regulation (JFAR) has published a report on understanding the science of climate change. The report, a collaboration between regulatory agencies with an interest in actuarial work (FRC, IFoA,...
The Financial Technology Research Centre has appointed Martin McKenna to help support its future business growth. McKenna has worked in the financial services sector for 30 years. Most recently he was head...
The Department of Work and Pensions has published a new consultation on two issues relating to the pensions dashboards. These cover the way in which the ‘go-live’ date will be announced, alongside...
Standard Life is introducing a series of upgrades to its pension pricing. Standard Life is implementing a number of price cuts on its premium AMPP and SIPP personal pensions, resulting in lower...
The average transfer value at the end of May was £217,000, the lowest level since June 2016, according to the Transfer Value Index maintained by XPS Pension Group, Despite the ongoing high...
PwC Luxembourg has introduced a new interactive ESG dashboard in order to help European Asset Managers grow their ESG operations and get a clear picture of investor demand and market trends. The...
