More than 34 per cent of advisers believe efforts to meet the Consumer Duty’s products and services outcome have achieved nothing labelling it ‘a waste of time’ and saying ‘nothing has changed’,...
Rachel Reeves’ Mansion House Speech, and the interim report of the Pensions Investment Review, talk about the proposed consolidation reforms taking effect from ‘2030 at the earliest’. But their impact is being...
The surplus of UK pension schemes against long-term targets remained steady at £211bn in November 2024, up from £205bn in October, according to XPS Group. Liabilities increased in value, and financing levels...
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has published updated covenant guidance for defined benefit trustees, that is aligned with its new funding code. This update provides greater certainty over how TPR expects trustees to...
Foster Denovo has acquired Brian Mole Independent Financial Advisers for an undisclosed sum as it expands across the Midlands. Based in Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, the practice becomes part of the financial advisory group after...
Canada Life has made two senior non-executives appointments to its board as it looks to transform and modernise its UK business. It has appointed Andy Parsons as an independent non-executive director. Parsons...
Generation Z is increasingly focused on holistic wellbeing, calling for workplaces that prioritise mental, physical, and emotional health, according to the "Gen Z Employee Well-Being Handbook" by The Future Laboratory and Cigna...
Moneyhub has partnered with Independent financial advice firm WPS Advisory to launch LifeStage, a financial wellbeing app. LifeStage, which was created to assist employees in making well-informed decisions, gives them a comprehensive...
Private healthcare admissions in the UK reached 232,000 in Q2 2024, a 5 per cent increase over the same quarter the previous year and the second-highest quarterly total ever, behind Q1 2024...
UK SME leaders are prioritising employee wellbeing, with 92 per cent willing to pay higher insurance premiums for enhanced wellbeing services. According to a survey of 500 senior managers from UK SMEs,...
