The FCA has raised concerns about incentives paid to consumers to transfer or consolidate pensions, as part of its multi-firm review of the pension transfer process. This review primarily looked at speed...
Premiums are soaring across the healthcare sector, thanks to rampant medical inflation and increased claims. TO DOWNLOAD A PDF OF THE ROUND TABLE SUPPLEMENT CLICK HERE At a recent roundtable event, to...
Last week (August 7) President Trump signed an executive order that helps facilitate US pension funds — including the popular 401ks — to boost investments into private market assets, including cryptocurrencies. Given...
LifeSight will invest £450m of its core default into Schroders Greencoat Global Renewables+ Long-Term Asset Fund (LTAF), a move which has been welcomed by the government. This is part of LifeSight’s broader...
PIB Employee Benefits has acquired international benefits specialist Atwood Benefits UK for an undisclosed sum. Atwood Benefits is a consultancy firm working with international companies operating in the UK, and assists them with...
Wellbeing services have become a standard feature across the group risk and healthcare market in recent years — with many focused on improving member health to reduce both the number and severity...
Hargreaves Lansdown has appointed Nathan Long as its targeted support lead. Long joined Hargreaves Lansdown as an investor line consultant back in 2003. Most recently, he served as senior policy analyst, responsible...
Rachel Reeves’ growth-at-all-costs juggernaut rumbles on and now it’s the turn of the Pensions Regulator to jump – or rather, be forced – onto the bandwagon. In a speech called “Pension regulation...
Four out of 10 employers are not proactive when it comes to promoting employee benefits, with take-up left for employees to initiate according to new research from Group Risk Development (Grid). The...
Two in five IFAs believe the FCA’s proposed shake-up of the advice-guidance boundary will increase demand for their services, according to Opinium’s latest IFA Barometer. The survey, published as the regulator’s Advice...
