Pensions

SEI is appointed former Vanguard defined contribution head Steve Charlton as DC managing director (EMEA & Asia). Charlton leaves his former role at Vanguard where he was European DC proposition manager, and...

Axa PPP Healthcare is appointed Soraya Chamberlain to the role of head of corporate sales and strategic accounts, following her departure from Punter Southall Health & Protection. Chamberlain, who is a well-known...

Aetna International is appointing David Healy to the newly created role of CEO, EMEA, following a decision to merge its European and Middle East & Africa divisions. Healy joined Aetna in 2012...

Employee wellbeing is a secret weapon for companies looking to gain a competitive advantage says Personal Group chief commercial officer David Walker How important is the wellbeing of employees to a business?...

Aviva is buying Irish protection and pension provider Friends First Life Assurance for £116m in a deal that will make it one of the nation’s largest composite insurers. The acquisition will grow...

Global legal giant Eversheds Sutherland is warning employers who do the bare minimum to comply with auto-enrolment regulations could face litigation claims or fines from regulators in future. The global law firm...

Pooling DC assets, improving scheme governance, greater use of fiduciary management and increasing exposure to alternatives could boost pension pots by up to 62 per cent, a report by the Pension Policy...

Employer concern that DC pensions will not be used for retirement income is growing amongst employers, with some considering diverting cash to employee financial advice, education or Lifetime Isas, new research shows....

The group risk sector offers valuable benefits to employers and employees but should do more product development to ensure the true value of group income protection is understood by them, minister for...

Trustees must be able to compare master trust performance to discern their true value. Costs alone can’t be the sole selection criteria, says AllianceBernstein portfolio manager, EMEA multi-asset solutions Karen Watkin Master...