The Financial Conduct Authority has set out plans to take action against Hartley Pensions and an individual involved at the firm due to alleged withdrawals taken from customer pension funds. Hartley was...
Claims around rising Nest charges risk overlooking the broader context of scheme growth, as total fees increased to £278m last year, up from £231.5m the year before. Retail platform provider InvestEngine claimed...
Smart Pension has come out in support of the mandation clause of the Pension Schemes Bill in its current form, as the legislation returns to the Commons for a final vote on...
The rollout of targeted support can be a significant driving factor in closing the current financial advice gap in the UK, according to Matt Collins, a legal director at Vanguard. Having gone...
Aviva Investors has appointed Ravi Cheema as a multi-asset portfolio manager. Cheema will report to Sotirios Nakos, head of multi-asset portfolio management. He will be involved across multiple funds within the firm’s...
A new Government-backed, employer-led coalition has been launched to drive greater take-up of workplace savings schemes to strengthen employees’ financial resilience. Chaired by Co-op Group chief people officer Claire Costello, the National...
Standard Life will acquire Aegon UK for £2bn, with the transaction covering its UK pension and insurance business. Standard Life said this acquisition will see the company become the UK’s largest retirement...
The corporate healthcare industry is divided over weight-loss drugs. Some of the biggest insurers, such as Aviva and Axa, do not offer weight loss drugs to corporate scheme members, while Bupa and...
Artificial intelligence has revolutionised approaches to communications and data, and is already shaping conversations around pensions engagement. Last year, a survey by trade body Pensions UK found that a majority of scheme...
The liquidity funds of Legal & General Asset Management have been made available on the Calastone Tokenised Distribution Network. The CTD Network was built to connect traditional fund products with digital distribution...
