Alastair Meeks: Expressing concerns about last wishes
Group life schemes provide employees with a cheap and impactful benefit. In reality, few of us will die while of working age, but for those that do, a substantial lump sum can...
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Utmost Group to sell BPA business
Utmost Group has agreed to sell its bulk purchase annuity (BPA) business, Utmost Life and Pensions (ULP), to JAB Insurance. The sale includes the entire ULP business, which holds more than £5bn...
HL teams up with Smart’s Keystone for workplace business upgrade
Hargreaves Lansdown has partnered with Smart-owned technology platform Keystone in a multi-phase investment to upgrade its Workplace business. According to the firms, the multi-million-pound deal will improve employer administration and allow employees...
In depth: The return of securitisation
Many in the industry may be wary of securitised debt arrangements, given the role that these bundled investments played in the global financial crisis. But as the workplace pension sector looks to...
TPR consults on code for multi-employer CDC
The Pensions Regulator has launched a consultation on its new code of practice for multi-employer CDC schemes. This revised code sets out the authorisation criteria for providers who want to run one...
Aegon boosts private markets allocation in default strategy
Aegon UK is including a more significant allocation to private markets within its second largest workplace default, the Aegon LifePath strategy. This default strategy is used by more than 375,000 pension savers...
Lumera acquires public sector pension consultancy firm
Insuretech firm Lumera will acquire the consultancy firm Acuity for an undisclosed sum. Acuity specialists in complex pensions and workforce reforms for public sector schemes, and has longstanding relationships with both the...
FCA charge cap review – performance fees, not 0.75pc
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is reviewing the rules around contract-based pensions to allow performance fees to be included outside of the 0.75 per cent charge cap. Some media outlets have reported...
Video: How advisers can help employers get the most from their healthcare plans
Corporate Adviser editor John Greenwood is joined by Hugh Bennett from Howden Employee Benefits and Vitality’s Gary Impett to discuss: The biggest hurdles advisers face and how shifting employee and employer expectations...
Govt launches consultation on evolving role of trustees
The Government will consult on whether there needs to be greater regulation of trustees, via a new accreditation process and centrally set standards. The consultation is also asking for industry feedback on...
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