By Fiona Tait, Pensions Specialist Ros Altmann reportedly hoped for more product innovation following pension freedom¹ and, according to one poll, 66 per cent of advisers also believe that providers should be doing more². This...
A Brexit-fuelled loss of 100,000 high earners would lead to an 8.4 per cent fall in income tax revenue, figures from LCP show. The consultancy says the UK Government faces a £13.9bn...
The growth of fintech and the wider use of big data will revolutionise insurance but could create an uninsurable ‘underclass’, according to new research. The Financial Technology Risk Report, published today by...
The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has today reported a £4.1bn surplus and a 116.3 per cent funding ratio in its 2015/16 Annual Report and Accounts, published today. The PPF describes itself as...
Bulk annuity pricing has improved over the first half of 2016 as insurers have sourced better yields from illiquid assets says Aon Hewitt’s latest UK Bulk Annuity Update. The report says Brexit-induced...
Legal & General has appointed Colin Fitzgerald into the role of distribution director for its insurance workplace health and protection team. Fitzgerald joins from Bupa where he was head of partnerships &...
Addressing the UK’s low level of household savings remained a challenge through his tenure as Chancellor, George Osborne told a packed audience at the Guildhall in London last night. Delivering the 2016...
More than a third of UK workers claim their employers have directly contributed to higher levels of obesity, with 34 per cent blaming their work conditions, new research has revealed. Longer working...
More than half of employees who have taken time off work due to mental health issues feel uncomfortable speaking to their line manager about the real reason for their absence, according to...
The role of pensions minister is being downgraded as responsibility is gradually moved to the Treasury, creating policy dangers and potential threats to auto-enrolment says former minister Ros Altmann It would seem...
