Pensions

Up to 3.5 million low income individuals will be eligible for a government-backed bonus on their savings as part of a drive to improve the life chances of the disadvantaged, Prime Minister...

Better tax breaks for financial advice, early access to pension pots to pay for advice and clearer signposting of guidance and ‘streamlined advice’ are key recommendations from the Financial Advice Market review...

The merged Willis Towers Watson will be able to target C-suite individuals with a unique blend of risk management and people management, says incoming GB head Nicolas Aubert Few mergers are as...

More than a quarter of managers had been diagnosed or treated personally for a mental health related condition, with 28 per cent having been identified as suffering from stress, anxiety, depression or...

The FCA has written to a number pension firms over concerns their pension distribution deals infringe competition law. An FCA statement published today confirms the regulator has found a number of unnamed...

Scottish Widows is launching a £50m programme to deliver product and service enhancements, bolster adviser support and create a range of new digital capabilities to its pension offering. Calling the programme ‘Driving...

Andrew Warwick-Thompson, TPR Xafinity’s National Pensions Trust and voluntary sector provider The Pensions Trust have been added to The Pension Regulator's list of schemes with master trust assurance. The additions bring the...

JLT Employee Benefits is appointing Phil Wadsworth as chief actuary, charged with driving professional actuarial standards and leading engagement with The Pensions Regulator and trade bodies. Wadsworth hheld the role from 2003...

Euphoria over the pension freedoms is being tested by a disastrous first year for non-advised drawdown says Teresa Hunter Around 300,000 policyholders who cashed in their pension after last April and before...

The Chancellor's pensions revolution - whenever it finally happens -  could turn the world of group risk on its head. The industry therefore needs to start planning for life without the lifetime...