Thomsons Online Benefits CEO Michael Whitfield tells Corporate Adviser why he agreed to sell to Mercer, and how the deal will impact both organisations and their pre-existing relationships. Mercer’s acquisition of Thomsons...
John Bissell has been appointed chief operating officer of the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII), the parent body of the Personal Finance Society. He joins the organisation having left the role of senior...
A Government infographic on savings makes no mention of pensions or help to save, despite having a section targeting later life provision. The infographic, headed ‘ways to save in 2017’ makes two...
Private sector pension scheme deficits grew by 86 per cent over 2016, with combined UK scheme deficits of £434bn at the end of December, up from £233bn 12 months earlier, according to...
Royal London’s Steve Webb, TPR’s Charles Counsell and RDR architect Sheila Nicholl have all been honoured in the New Year’s honours list. Webb, who served as pensions minister through the Coalition government...
Thousands of savers could benefit from bulk DC pension transfers if member consent becomes no longer mandatory says Aegon. Responding to the DWP call for evidence into bulk DC transfers, the provider...
Six firms have been chosen as technology development partners on the pensions dashboard, creating the first prototype of an online service which will show people all their pension savings together. The project...
The pension dashboard project is gaining real momentum – and looks set to address a wide range of issues currently restraining the supply of information and advice says F&TRC director Ian McKenna...
The Treasury is wrong to stop people who trusted in pension freedoms from saving for their retirement says Corporate Adviser editor John Greenwood “The biggest pension reforms in a generation are on...
Half a million people who accessed their pensions flexibly since 2015 will be hit with a reduced annual allowance of just £4,000, the Treasury has confirmed. Treasury officials have confirmed to Corporate...
