Employers must face up to potentially significant and costly changes to salary sacrifice as the new Optional Remuneration Arrangements (OPRA) take effect says Aon Employee Benefits. Aon says employers should not put...
Former barrister and amateur jockey Guy Opperman MP has been named under secretary of state in the Department for Work and Pensions, as Richard Harrington exits the department after less than a...
Former APFA policy adviser Caroline Escott has been named as the new defined benefit and investment policy lead at the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA). Reporting to head of governance &...
DB schemes being valued this year will be more impacted by market conditions than schemes in earlier tranches, in part because sponsors are paying out more dividends and less deficit repair contributions...
LV=’s Retirement Wizard robo advice proposition is dealing with significant numbers of scheme members considering DB transfers. LV= director of sales and marketing Steve Lewis talks to John Greenwood about the perils...
Debt-ridden Britons are swamping the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) with complaints about payday lenders, hire purchase companies and point-of-sale loan providers, the organisation’s annual report shows. The number of complaints about payday...
The Tories are right to attempt to address the growing care crisis, but their proposals would actually make it worse. Incentives are needed to encourage people to fund their own care says...
Former chief secretary to the Treasury David Gauke has been named as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, replacing Damian Greene. David Gauke MP Gauke was a member of the Treasury...
Experts are divided over whether the hung parliament delivered in yesterday's General Election increases the risk of a hard Brexit, with its consequent risks to the UK economy in the short- to...
A host of planned changes to the pensions landscape now look unlikely as the Conservative’s ability to push through laws has been restricted following the hung parliament delivered by the General Election....
