When it comes to retirement planning there’s a lot of knowledge around, and even more ignorance. The pensions world is curiously split in this regard. The private wealth market, predictably, says that...
Collective Defined Contribution (CDC) schemes are close to being a reality in the UK. On 16 December 2021, the DWP laid the regulations before Parliament that provide for CDC schemes, and specifically...
A third of office workers haven't been back in the workplace since March 2020 but businesses are now concerned about the likelihood of employee lawsuits in the months ahead, according to Gallagher....
Around a third or 30 per cent of the over 55s with defined contribution pension plans intend to use the equity in their main home to fund their retirement income, according to...
In the UK, 1 in 3 people living with cancer are of working age according to the MacMillian foundation. In practice, this means that the human resources (HR) department of a large...
Half of all the UK’s £2 trillion private sector DB pension scheme liabilities are expected to be insured by the end of 2031 according to Hymans Robertson. Publishing its annual risk transfer report,...
Three quarters of trustees are rethinking their DB endgame planning on the back of strong funding progress according to the Pensions Management Insititute. Its annual UK Fiduciary Management Survey, published with Schroders...
Net-zero targets for DC pension providers are now universal with all mainstream DC pension providers now having 2050 or earlier targets for decarbonising their default funds. CLICK HERE TO REQUEST YOUR...
LV= will maintain its payment break option indefinitely to help vulnerable consumers. The payment break, which was first introduced during the coronavirus pandemic to assist LV= members in financial distress, allows vulnerable...
Phoenix Group appoints Lindsay Boddison to the newly formed role of community investment consultant. Boddison will be in charge of Phoenix Group's community investment programme, advising on which activities to support in the...
