Private market allocations have become a “key differentiator” between DC defaults across the workplace market, according to a new report from Hymans Robertson. The pensions consultancy says providers are increasingly allocating to...
Corporate cash plans and group life policies were the fastest-growing workplace protection products in 2025 as employers continued to prioritise lower-cost health and protection benefits against a backdrop of rising healthcare costs,...
Nine in 10 defined benefit pension schemes expect to release surplus under the government's proposed new surplus flexibility rules, according to a poll conducted by LCP. The survey, carried out during an...
Labour adviser Sir Charlie Mayfield has recommended introducing health checks for employees when they start a new job as part of efforts to reduce sickness absence and improve workforce participation. In an...
The Broadstone Sirius Index shows funding improvements across both growth-focused and matching-focused defined benefit pension scheme strategies during June, with growth assets continuing to outperform. According to the index, the funding level...
The challenge our industry faces is not only getting people to save more money for retirement but empowering them to make better decisions with it, particularly when they begin turning their pension...
The youth employment crisis that Britain now faces has forced all of us to rethink what we thought we knew. Take pensions. The financial press - and financial services industry - has...
Recently, KPMG attracted attention when it withdrew its summer “Jump Start” programme, which allowed employees to finish early on Fridays during the summer months. It isn't the first organisation that has tried...
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has criticised pension firms for the “poor value” offered on some legacy products, and urged them to do more for savers in these plans. The FCA said...
Almost half of UK adults have never discussed retirement with their family, despite widespread concerns about their financial future, according to new research from Moneybox. This survey showed the problem remained acute,...
