Young employees (18-34) are driving the need for workplace health support, with 78 per cent finding health cover necessary and 64 per cent perceiving it as their most significant benefit, compared to...
First Actuarial has made Kirk Hinton and Peter Norman partners in the business. The company says this promotion recognises the instrumental role both have played in growing the business, particularly at the...
Scottish Widows Platform has integrated Time4Advice's CURO system for bulk valuations, enhancing the platform's adviser tools and software. CURO is a financial planning tool based on Microsoft technology that aims to unify data...
The Labour Government will bring forward plans to regulate the ESG rating agencies. Chancellor Rachel Reeves said a new bill will be put before Parliament next year, with the aim of increasing transparency...
Aviva’s neurodevelopmental pathway has grown to support over 160,000 employees and their dependents since its launch last year. The pathway is an expert-led programme that aims to speed up the testing and...
The proposed Value for Money (VFM) framework for pension schemes has sparked positive reactions in the industry, as the joint approach turns focus away from cost and towards overall value, which includes...
Nest has set up a timberland fund, which will invest directly into sustainable forestry practices. The master trust has appointed Campbell Global, JP Morgan Asset Management’s timberland investment advisory company, to provide...
Pension schemes’ costs, charges, investment performance and service quality will be publicly rated red, amber and green under the new value for money (VFM) framework. The DC pensions framework, created jointly by...
The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association has appointed Zoe Alexander as its new director of policy and advocacy. Alexander joins from Nest, where she is currently director of strategy and corporate affairs....
SPONSORED COPY In the UK, musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions rank as the second leading reason for employee absenteeism, following mental health concerns. Around 15.2 million workdays are lost per year due to...
