The challenges for retirees have seldom been greater. Unlike the days when purchasing an annuity was commonplace for defined contribution (DC) savers, and many could rely on a defined benefit (DB) pension for...
In-scheme drawdown is being offered to 1.5 million Standard Life pension savers as the facility is rolled out through its Group Flexible Retirement Plan (GFRP) and Group Self-Invested Personal Pension (GSIPP) scheme...
Cushon is buying Northern Ireland-based master trust Workers Pension Trust following a £26m funding round. A £6m equity raise has involved fintech venture capitalist firm Augmentum Fintech, which also includes Tide, interactive...
Wealth at Work, the financial education, guidance and advice organisation, has secured further investment from private equity house Aquiline Capital Partners to support its continued growth. Established in 2005, the Wealth at Work group delivers...
Generation Xers with caring responsibilities are hampered in their ability to save for their retirement and have poorer health than those who are not carers, according to research from the International Longevity Centre...
Last month I looked at the implications of FCA paper FS 21/7 for the workplace benefits market. When designing a strategy to implement this, it is also important to explore changes in...
The cost of supporting the economy through the coronavirus pandemic is expected to cost the government £280 billion this year. Set against this, the estimated £2.5 billion a year, £17 billion in...
A net-zero-now investment strategy winning plaudits from Richard Curtis, former minister and consumer champion Ros Altmann now on the advisory board, and a suite of payroll-deductible savings wrappers that is a match for...
Nearly one in four schemes required to re-tender for their fiduciary management services ahead of the Competitions and Market Authority’s (CMA) 9th June deadline have yet to do so, new research shows. A...
European employee benefits firm Verlingue has set itself a target of increasing its turnover by 300 per cent in the next three years by bringing new firms and individuals into its organisation....
