New Mercer Jelf head named
Former Barclays EBC head Grant Hughes to the role of head of Mercer Jelf Financial Planning. Hughes’ appointment follows the recent brand launch which combines the Mercer and Jelf financial planning teams...
Pensions
Re-enrolment and comms boost AE take-up
More than 100,000 employees across 1,743 of the largest UK employers have been re-enrolled into workplace pension schemes, with big firms achieving greater take-up rates across all staff despite having less eligible...
One in three workers now over 50
The number of workers aged 50 plus has reached 9.67m, the biggest number since records began in 1992 according to new figures from the Office of National Statistics. Over 50s now represent...
Norway's finance trade body: What it's like outside the EU
Getting a deal on access to the EU internal market for our financial services providers has not been straightforward says Finance Norway international director Ellen Bramness Arvidsson Norwegian insurers had cause for...
PPI: Eight things not to like about the Lifetime Isa
The Lifetime Isa nudges savers towards giving up pension contributions, risking cutting their retirement fund by a third, the Pensions Policy Institute has warned. A PPI analysis of other countries that combine...
WTW adds five to DC consulting team
Willis Towers Watson has brought in five new consultants to grow the London arm of its specialist defined contribution (DC) consulting business. Shoko French and Natasha Markanday have joined the team as...
Widows in £630m ICA buy-in deal
Scottish Widows has has secured a £630m pensioner buy-in with the ICI Pension Fund – the insurer’s largest external bulk annuity transaction to date. The buy-in, which covers over 4,000 of the...
Zurich names new UK life head
Zurich is appointing Anne Torry as head of its life business in the UK, as well as the roles of CEO of its legal entities Zurich Assurance plc and Sterling Investment Managers...
£210m US charges compensation 'highlights trustees' class action risk'
US pension savers’ multi-million pound legal victories against their schemes highlight the risk of UK trustees being sued for failing to manage charges properly, the Transparency Task Force (TTF) has warned. Speaking...
'Most comprehensive' critical illness claim from Zurich
Zurich has launched what it describes as the most comprehensive critical illness cover on the market with a new product that focuses on cancer, heart and neurological disorders. The new product follows...
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