Pensions

Defined benefit (DB) pension schemes in the UK can expect to pay 98.3 per cent of accrued benefits as of the end of Q3 2021, according to Legal & General Investment Management...

The DWP has committed to banning flat fee charges on certain workplace pensions worth less than £100 from April next year. The government has announced regulations that will implement a de minimis...

The Investing and Savings Alliance (Tisa) has called on HMRC, HMT, the FCA, TPR, and the DWP to change four aspects of pension decumulation policy in order to improve consumer retirement outcomes. Tisa...

Moneyhub is partnering with Otto to enable next-generation employee wellbeing benefits. Financial health provider Otto collaborated with open finance data, intelligence and payments platform Moneyhub to leverage its open finance expertise. Otto's...

Many smaller businesses have had an extremely tough 18 months, with revenues hit by the Covid-19 pandemic. Why should they be prioritising employees benefits now?  Looking after your staff is essential if...

The end of the furlough scheme in September will be a watershed moment for the UK’s smaller businesses. For those facing continued income losses as a result of the pandemic, the ability...

Is there a cost-effective way of delivering financial advice to a mass market via the workplace by harnessing corporate employee benefit solutions?  This was one of the topics discussed at a recent...

Wellbeing’ has moved from being a buzzword to a key issue in the employee benefits industry following the Covid-19 pandemic.  But to date, much of the focus has been on employees’ physical...

Trustees will be allowed to deny pension transfer requests under DWP anti-scam rules published today. The new regulations will prevent people's savings from being transferred to suspect schemes without expert guidance in...

Aon has created 13 new partners in its business. All are UK-based employees working in its global wealth and health solutions teams. These new partners include:  Chintan Gandhi, who joined Aon in...