Hymans Robertson has appointed Leonard Bowman to the newly created role of head of corporate DB endgame strategy. Hymans said the creation of this role recognised the importance for companies with DB...
James Fouracre has been appointed head of distribution for the HSBC Master Trust. The master trust, which was authorised in 2019, is offered by HSBC Retirement Services Limited (HRSL), part of HSBC...
More than nine out of 10 companies see more responsible business practices being a key driver of future growth, according to new employee benefit research. However, the findings suggest that for this...
Automatic enrolment has been a huge success, but it’s placed the trustees of defined contribution, occupational pension schemes (DC OPS) under significant pressure. If we just look at the numbers; the trustees...
Switching asset gathering at pension and wealth firms for the UK’s biggest group income protection provider is a big change for Unum’s new CEO Mark Till. So what is his mission and what...
There are nearly 3 million requests into GP practices for patient medical reports each year, requests submitted by insurers, third parties and government agencies. GP practices are busy, even more so at...
Last month I looked at the implications of FCA paper FS 21/7 for the workplace benefits market. When designing a strategy to implement this, it is also important to explore changes in...
The cost of supporting the economy through the coronavirus pandemic is expected to cost the government £280 billion this year. Set against this, the estimated £2.5 billion a year, £17 billion in...
A net-zero-now investment strategy winning plaudits from Richard Curtis, former minister and consumer champion Ros Altmann now on the advisory board, and a suite of payroll-deductible savings wrappers that is a match for...
It’s sad to see yet another missed opportunity to properly address social care. After the ravages of Covid-19 have shone such a vivid spotlight on the failings of the UK social care...
