Govt invests £259m to expand WorkWell service
The Government expanding the support offered to employees with health conditions to stay in or return to work, through the expansion of the WorkWell service. This pilot scheme will now be rolled...
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L&G completes full buy-out of PMI scheme
Legal & General have completed a full buy-out of the Pensions Management Institute’s retirement and death benefits scheme. Barnett Waddingham advised on this transaction, which sees L&G take over the administration and...
Demand to cover weight-loss jabs as 44pc of employers review benefit packages
Four out of 10 employees think they employer should cover the cost of weight-loss jabs as part of their healthcare plans according to new research. The effectiveness and widespread use of weight-loss...
FCA £2m fine on corrupt and dishonest pension adviser upheld
The FCA’s decision to impose a £2m fine and lifetime ban on a corrupt and dishonest pension adviser has been upheld by the upper tribunal. The case centres around the mis-leading advice...
Six providers to launch ‘flex then fix’ retirement products in 2026 – CA Retirement Report
Six pension providers have confirmed they will launch new ‘flex then fix’ retirement products in the next 12 months, according to Corporate Adviser’s latest Workplace Pensions into Retirement Report. The report contains...
PMI to improve service standards in outsourced call centres
The Pensions Management Institute (PMI) is looking to boost skills and improve service standards in Indian call centres used by the UK pensions industry. To help raise professional standards across the pension...
People’s Partnership appoints social purpose and sustainable business director
People’s Partnership has appointed Nadia Al Yafai to the new role of social purpose and sustainable business director. Al Yafai joins from Royal London where she led the purpose, social impact and mutuality...
Next Up: The Ink Group’s Rebecca Adams
What’s your current role – and what does it involve? As an account director at The Ink Group, I advise clients on their employee benefits and workplace pensions strategies. Unlike many corporate...
Actuaries warn of severe economic impact from accelerated global warming
Actuaries are warning policymakers, pension schemes and financial institutions that global temperatures rises are accelerating — and could cause “catastrophic” economic disruption far sooner than previously modelled. These stark warnings were contained in...
TPR appoints Treasury official to board
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has appointed a senior Treasury official, Richard Knox as its new executive director, strategy, policy & analysis. Know will start this new role in February and will also sit...
