Pensions

With the government pushing people towards their employer rather than the welfare system as a safety net for long term illness, it has never been more important for employers to ensure they...

But the regulator has stopped short of calling for a ban on using research paid for through bundled commissions and has not called for mandatory transparency measures to require fund managers to...

The transaction, which will see Aetna grow its presence in emerging markets, is expected to complete during the first half of 2014. InterGlobal has more than 65,000 medical members worldwide, and specializes...

Harris will oversee the mutual’s sales team, and take responsibility for growing partner and intermediary sales channels as well as increasing the focus on direct to consumer sales. She will also become...

The consultancy has warned that employers due to start auto-enrolment in or shortly after April 2014 should make contingency plans as a matter off urgency. Towers Watson says it is unlikely the...

From today trustees of trust-based DC schemes must be able to demonstrate how they comply with the 31 quality features set out by TPR’s new code. TPR says it will take enforcement...

The UK life and pensions industry is not generally known for innovation but there is one area of the market where accepted levels of service from some insurers are nothing less than...

Auto-enrolment for SME employers is nearly upon us, and paints a daunting prospect for all parts of the industry. But the provider sector has arguably most to fear. Recently hit by the...

When walking past the Lloyds building in London recently, I found myself contemplating that it is shiny and modern on the outside, yet on the inside seems to still base its success...

We are working in really tough economic times, with employees putting in longer and harder hours than ever before. Across the UK, people are working under greater pressure, becoming increasingly stressed, and...