One in eight adults aged 55-plus are planning to delay their retirement due to the Covid-19 pandemic. This research, conducted by YouGov for Smart shows the financial effects of this health crisis. ...
There has been a surge in demand for digital physiotherapy bookings since the start of lockdown according to employee benefits provider Unum. Unum says over 1,000 bookings have been made for this...
Perhaps the greatest risk to pension scheme trustees and members is the low rate future currently being carved out. It is odd to suddenly be talking about low rates when they’ve been...
There is a lot of talk about Big Data and its potential to make significant improvements in terms of both product design and engagement strategies, but few providers are offering this yet....
With dental and optical the top two benefits on healthcare cash plans, the closure of these services during lockdown presented a challenge to the sector. But, by being forced to find other ways...
The Covid crisis has underlined how important it is for employers, insurers and wellbeing providers to provide effective services to support employees’ mental health. In recent years campaigns run by charities such as...
Changing the language used to describe pensions could significantly boost employee engagement with retirement savings, according to new research. The survey, by Invesco, Nest Insight and maslansky + partners identified a number...
Dalriada Trustees has appointed Tiziana Perrella as a professional trustee. Perrella has more than 20 years’ experience as an ‘endgame specialist’, offering advice to both trustees and schemes across the DB and...
One in two pension professional are concerned that trustees’ fiduciary duties are hindering their ability to address climate change effectively. These surprising results were in a poll taken at a resent XPS...
Aon has published a new guide to help improving understanding of diversity and inclusion considerations among pension scheme trustees and members. This paper looks at how these issues can impact decision making...
