Trials by the Government’s nudge unit have shown the power of behavioural insights to increase take-up of Pension Wise, with the adoption of a Pension Passport-style simplified information sheet most likely to...
An average earner making minimum auto-enrolment contributions since October 2012 will have built up a fund of £2,440, but will more than quadruple their pot over the next five years, according to...
In July Now: Pensions withdrew from The Pension Regulator’s Master Trust Assurance Framework approved list of providers following revelations that since its launch in 2012 it had been beset with administration problems...
Lloyds Banking Group is believed to be in advanced talks with Standard Life Aberdeen to buy the Standard Life corporate pensions book and roll it into Scottish Widows. The deal, following on...
The Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII) has launched its first training event for specialist healthcare intermediaries focusing on SME, corporate, trust and individual policies and cash plans. Taking place on...
Legislation is urgently needed to compel all pension providers and schemes to supply data to the proposed pensions dashboard if the 2019 launch date is to be met, a major study by...
Scottish Widows is acquiring Zurich’s UK corporate pension business in a deal that sees £15bn of assets and 500,000 customers move to Lloyds Banking Group (LBG). LBG says the transaction will give...
National retirement income targets should be developed to help people understand and benchmark how close they are to their long term savings goals, the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association says. The PLSA...
Investing in training managers to deal with stress in the workplace is the single most effective wellness intervention available to employers, a survey of employee benefits consultants (EBCs) has found. A poll...
Quick wins in the quest for smoother, more efficient processes for DB transfers are there fore the taking says Origo managing director Paul Pettitt Demand for DB pensions transfers has increased exponentially...
