Pensions

Standard Life has completed a bulk purchase annuity transaction worth around £175m of the Findel Group Pension Fund which covers all members.  The Trustee was able to achieve full benefits for all...

Developing a corporate culture and connecting staff with it through multiple ‘micro-moments’ of engagement can help rebuild much of the employee loyalty that may have been lost through the pandemic. To download...

The inflation-fuelled cost of living squeeze means a far greater focus on financial wellbeing will be needed to support employees and help employers retain talent and maintain productivity. To download a PDF...

An increasing number of schemes are focusing on their investment approach in a bid to be ‘settlement ready’ according to Aon. According to Aon's Global Pension Risk Survey 2021/22, more UK defined...

WorkLife by OpenMoney has launched an employee recognition centre.   The new centre is intended to increase peer-to-peer engagement and help businesses connect more intimately with employees. The new feature lets employees...

Pensions Minister Guy Opperman is determined to increase saver engagement and create an environment where pensions are being talked about in the pub. A key initiative to enable this is a ‘statement...

Pension tax relief could be simplified as part of the Chancellor’s forthcoming  tax plan, announced it today’s Spring Statement.  Announcing the outline of this plan, Rishi Sunak said he wanted to make...

The chancellor has been criticised for not providing targeted help for pensioners in today’s Spring statement. Pensioners, as well as lower-income households, are disproportionately affected by rising inflation rates and are now...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak confirmed his intention to relax the DC charge cap on pensions to help encourage more investment into illiquid assets, such as private equity and infrastructure. This  announcement was contained...

The Chancellor’s £3,000 increase in the national insurance threshold — aligning it with the level at which people start paying income tax — will help many lower- and middle-earning families facing a...