Politics

The number of Covid-19 scams is rising, with losses arising from these frauds now topping £5m. The latest figures from Action Fraud show that there have been over 2,000 cases reported since...

Reports of the death of pensions tax relief have, like Mark Twain nearly wrote, been much exaggerated. I’m more guilty than most, given I’ve written a lot of those reports, inevitably on...

As you read this, we will be entering the third month of a crisis that none of us could have anticipated when we ushered in 2020. In every way possible, the COVID-19...

Over the last few weeks, calls have been made for us to rethink or abandon the first consultation on our draft DB funding code. The arguments are that it was written in...

The total deaths from Covid-19 are likely to be around 50,000 to date, almost twice the number being reported according to longevity experts Club Vita. This actuarial and insurance organisation said delays...

The Covid crash was the test that pension funds didn’t want – at least not yet. It has proved an examination of the pensions sector on so many levels. Most fundamentally it has...

For centuries we have come to expect that we will live healthier, longer lives than our parents’ generation. But research led by Sir Michael Marmot, Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health at University...

Given the tragic human consequences it may feel wrong to talk about upsides from the COVID-19 epidemic. We will certainly see a huge financial aftershock, but in the long-term current events have...

Employee benefits consultants are warning businesses they need to have adequate staff absent systems in place, in order to benefit from additional government help with coronavirus. In the Budget, the chancellor announced...

The Treasury has released a consultation on the proposed timings for the effective replacement of the Retail Price Index, a move which will impact many pension schemes.  This announcement came just ahead...