We are now atthe first anniversary of the arrival of the new rules requiring “buy-side” firm, such as pension funds, unit trusts, hedge funds and private equity funds, to purchase research as...
SimplyBiz group chairman Ken Davy says the FCA’s proposal that the FOS limit increase to £350,000 will do nothing to stop criminal or reckless advisers that are responsible for high value claims...
The research found 88 per cent of employers had seen no decrease, with 75 per cent forecasting no further decreases following this April’s increase to 8 per cent of band earnings. However,...
Julie Gillis, programme director at the Department for Work and Pensions who is leading the DWP’s pension dashboard feasibility study, has been awarded the honour for ‘public service’. HMRC chief executive Jonathan...
Vintage Corporate specialises in workplace pension schemes, financial education and flexible rewards. The company advises over 1,000 corporate pension clients and is looking to capitalise on the opportunity to introduce them to...
The Pensions Regulator has launched an investigations into a suspected £18m pension fraud. TPR says it understands around 370 people have been persuaded to transfers funds - worth £18m - into eight...
This is the first data it has published since contributions increased in April 2018, where employees saw their contributions rise from 1 per cent to 3 per cent of earnings. The evaluation...
The Pensions Regulator has appointed Charles Counsell as its new chief executive. Counsell is currently chief executive of the Money Advice Service, and has previously worked for The Pensions Regulator as director...
Arter has also been reappointed as the Ombudsman for the Pension Protection Fund, again for a further two-year period. The Pension Ombudsman investigates complaints and disputes about personal and occupational pension schemes....
The Department of Work and Pensions will consult on ways to boost pension savings among the self-employed in the coming months. These proposals were contained in the government's ‘Good Work’ plan, published...
