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Further delays appear to have hit the pensions dashboard, with the group tasked with implementing this initiative confirming it will not be fully operational until 2023. This is the date by which...

Employee benefits provider Secondsight has launched a new digital platform for employers, offering support for staff whose roles have been made redundant.  This is avaialble via its online portal Mybenefitsatwork. The platform...

The UK pension industry is divided and cautious about the potential benefits of the regulator’s proposed new DB funding code of practice.  At a recent Pension and Lifetime Saving Association session delegates...

Further industry harmonisation and consensus around standardisation is needed if there is to be a smooth adoption of new regulations on ESG reporting within the pensions market. This was one of the...

One of the biggest challenges in selling insurance products is that they are effectively intangible. They promise that if something happens, at a later date, the insurer will be there to pay...

Millions of individuals around the country already face a daunting task saving enough for retirement. But the challenges of saving adequately for old age are set to get much tougher due to...

Women working overseas need to have more support from their employers on a range of health issues. Towergate Health & Protection has highlighted this issue and called for employers to do more...

 Pension scheme trustees, investment consultants and asset managers face tough new regulatory requirements that will compel them to generate, process and publish reams of comprehensive data relating to climate change, carbon emissions,...

The Pensions Regulator has published new guidance for DB schemes considering consolidation into a new superfund. The guidance —  aimed at trustees and sponsoring companies — stresses that they need to be...

Hymans Roberston has created a new range of strategic asset allocations, designed to meet the regulatory requirement of the new retirement investment pathways. The Financial Conduct Authority has stipulated that those opting...