Several years ago I asked a senior Association of British Insurers figure to name a single EU directive that has benefited UK financial services. After a noticeably too long pause the individual...
The Government is to write to 100,000 people within 9 years of state pension age it believes will not build up sufficient years to qualify for the new state pension. Following pressure...
EBCs and investment and savings industry institutions are coming together to launch a project aimed at solving poor levels of industry diversity. The Diversity Project will target the lack of diversity in...
UK employees are massively over-estimating the amount provided by the Government should they fall ill or become disabled and unable to work, with the average worker expecting 70 per cent more than...
UK pension scheme deficits grew £120bn in the six weeks up to the EU referendum, but have fallen back by £30bn as markets have rallied, says Hymans Robertson. The consultancy calculates that...
Bill O'Neill, UBS Wealth Management Markets are pricing in a remain in this week’s EU membership referendum and the pound could reach $1.56 before the end of the year says UBS Wealth...
Prudential has pulled out of the open market for annuities, and will only sell products to existing customers or those going through its direct channel in future. The withdrawal of Prudential from...
Aviva’s Company Pension has been named as the first group personal pension to meet The Pensions Regulator’s (TPR) criteria to be included on a list of GPPs open to any employers. GPPs...
Uncertainty over the EU referendum has already affected the UK economy via a sharp decline in the exchange rate since the start of 2016 and—probably—some delay in planned investment in the UK...
Employers are deliberately not communicating group risk benefits to ensure they are not abused, with less than a third detailing group risk benefits in their employee benefit statements, research from Group Risk...
