Pensions

Mike Morrison, the high profile and much-loved pensions expert, has died suddenly at the age of 55. Morrison, who was head of platform technical at AJ Bell, was understood to have been...

By Scott Mill, Digital Marketing Consultant In an age of seemingly endless distractions, getting the attention of your audience can seem daunting. The challenges faced are already being addressed by other industries...

We consider the progress of the FCA’s Advice Unit as well as the most recent proposed guidance on insistent clients Advice Unit Back in March 2016 the Financial Advice Market Review (FAMR) recommended...

Existing employee benefit data points can be cross-referenced with other data to create a profoundly personalised worker experience says Avantus Systems managing director James Whelan Until recently, employee benefits were delivered, typically,...

F&TRC is launching what it describes as a ‘workplace pensions robo paraplanner’, designed to make it easier for advisers to help employers review auto-enrolment schemes. The financial research consultant has created the...

Punter Southall Aspire is bringing in former Mercer DC consultant Sarah Culver to the role of associate director in the firm’s defined contribution business. Culver was most recently at Mercer, and was...

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has launched a probe into whether trustees of small and micro schemes are paying enough attention to the costs and charges paid by members. TPR has launched the...

Broadstone Group has bought Manchester-based actuarial firm Mitchell Consulting and independent trustee firm 2020 Trustees for an undisclosed fee. The deals mean the acquisitive employee benefits and pensions consultancy now has 170...

Employers should be allowed to pay employees less than the minimum wage to allow them to be included within salary sacrifice arrangements, say Royal London policy director Steve Webb. Webb and Southampton-based...

Two out of five advisers fear their business could lose out to robo-advice propositions and three-quarters think regulation designed to control digital advice will impact them, new research shows. But advisers increasingly...