Pensions

More than two thirds of pensions accessed in Q3 of 2015 were fully cashed out, with consumers aged 55 to 59 making the highest level of withdrawals. FCA retirement income market data...

Willis Towers Watson PLC has begun operating following the completion of the merger of Willis Group Holdings and Towers Watson yesterday. The company, which will do business as Willis Towers Watson, now...

Over 2,000 mid- to large-sized employers intend to review workplace savings provider in the next twelve months equating to one-fifth of scheme members on the AE secondary market, according to research from...

AllianceBernstein is appointing Jamie Hammond as UK CEO and head of the EMEA client group. He will lead AB’s European, Middle Eastern and African businesses, reporting to Robert Keith, Global Head of...

The Pensions Regulator has fired a warning to half a million small and micro employers that they risk a fine if they do not act to meet their new workplace pensions duties....

Rehabilitation services delivered through group income protection policies deliver value of £110m a year to individuals, employers and the State according to research from analysts Economics, Policy and Competition. The study -...

A petition with over 100,000 signatures has forced a debate in Parliament later this week on the speed of the increase in women’s state pension age. The debate will be led by...

Transfer value analysis should be dropped as the most important determinant in retirement saving decision-making because it is costly and because critical yields are irrelevant in many cases says the Association of...

Former Nest CEO Tim Jones and insurance industry consolidator Clive Cowdery have been named in the 2016 New Year’s honours list. Jones, who stepped down from his role at Nest at the...

Huge discrepancies persist between the costs paid by local authorities within the Local Government Pension Scheme, with Cheshire paying total costs per member nearly 19 times those of West Yorkshire, according to...