Investment and admin costs should be separated to ensure members are not short-changed through the management of their pot, says David Hutchins, lead portfolio manager, multi-asset solutions EMEA at AllianceBernstein These...
AXA is buying Age UK’s telecare business to extend its presence in the health and care markets. Aid-Call provides personal alarm services for over 50,000 people throughout the UK and has been...
Scottish Widows’ investment in digital is helping it to move on from historical technical problems, says Miranda Seath, senior researcher at Platforum Scottish Widows, the life and pensions arm of Lloyds Banking...
The launch of the Bill to legislate for the Lifetime Isa has been met with fears that the new product will be beset with charges and penalties that could make it unattractive...
A three-pronged strategy for expanding financial planning operations – through acquisition, organically and via technology – is the way to tackle the UK’s chronic retirement funding and knowledge gap. Mercer Jelf’s Richard...
Savings adequacy amongst 40 to 49-year-olds has fallen over the last year, with just 53 per cent of that age group on target for a secure retirement today, compared to 57 per...
The UK's biggest broker says it will not be a player in the secondary annuity market, as the FCA launches a consultation on how Pension Wise will interact with annuity resale. Hargreaves...
The concept of a universal retirement age is difficult to justify because socio-economic class, geographical location, level of earnings or occupation are all such significant predictors of longevity says the Association of...
Barnett Waddingham has added consultants from Arthur J Gallagher and Willis EB to its workplace health team. O’Neill joins with over 20 years’ experience in the employee benefits sector and was most...
Big Data means insurers can find out more about us than ever before. So how could the growth in available information affect workplace insurance? John Greenwood investigates Smartphone GPS signals and pedometer...
