Technology

One if four SMEs say they are unlikely to be in business at the end of the year as a result of the Covid pandemic, according to the latest research from WorkLife...

Employee benefit consultants and advisers are being offered access to a new health screening and support tool that uses both genetics and artificial intelligence to help employees improve their overall wellbeing. The...

Could affordable financial advice be the next essential ‘added-value’ service offered as part of a comprehensive employee benefit package? This was one of the central issues discussed as part of a wide-ranging...

The industry’s fear of taking responsibility for financial advice is leaving employees taking non-advised guidance journeys that are often leading them to the wrong destination. This was the subject of debate at...

How big a difference is there between guidance and full financial advice? Guidance is better than nothing and can help inform, educate and raise awareness. But it is nowhere near as effective...

WorkLife by OpenMoney has appointed Paul Chedzey as its new relationship director. Chedzey has over 10 years’ business development experience within the financial advice market and will be responsible for growing and...

The march of new technology is driving both innovation and disruption across many areas of the economy, but to date the workplace protection sector has remained largely insulated from these changes. Yet...

'Embrace technology or be left behind’. It is a phrase intermediaries often hear when digital services are rolled out by incumbent providers or new market disrupters. But it is worth reflecting that every...

The end of a year that has seen a once in a century event transform working practices is a great opportunity to ask where do we go next? 2020 has taught us...

Key data standards have been published by the Pensions Dashboard Programme, which will underpin the technology used to deliver this service.  While this news has been widely welcomed by the industry, some...