Pensions

UK citizens are unlikely to have income protection or consider buying it even though they percieve state protection to be mediocre, a major study for Zurich by Smith School of Enterprise and...

Two lay trustees have been fined £300 for failing to provide the Pensions Regulator with a return for their DC scheme. The trustees of New Station Bodyworks Ltd Retirement Benefit Scheme and...

The UK’s pension system has dropped behind those of Ireland and Singapore, falling to 11th place in this year’s Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index ratings. Mercer says the fall is down to...

The prospect of Government interference in local government pension scheme investment strategy will come under attack today in a debate in Parliament forced by a petition signed by 105,000 members of the...

The ending of contracting out was never going to be straightforward for DB schemes. John Lappin finds schemes adopting a wide range of solutions to this complex problem If the ending of...

Chase de Vere has launched a financial education in the workplace service designed to improve employees’ engagement with existing company benefits, increase financial competence and reduce stress related illnesses. The firm says...

State bereavement care is basic at best. Group life can ensure colleagues, family and friends don’t have to come to the rescue when the worst happens, says Canada Life Group Insurance research...

Employee demand for financial wellbeing support is growing, and such a service brings benefits for employers in turn, says Neyber co-founder and chief strategy officer Monica Kalia The UK’s workforce – like...

The new pensions under-secretary of state’s close ties with David Gauke and Simon Kirby will lead to a more collaborative relationship between the Department for Work and Pensions and the Treasury, Richard...

By Steve Webb, director of policy In my recent discussions with advisers, a hot topic has been the growing number of people interested in transferring their defined benefit pension rights into a...