A third of savers to release equity from homes to fund retirement

In the UK, 1 in 3 people living with cancer are of working age according to the MacMillian foundation. In practice, this means that the human resources (HR) department of a large...

DB schemes to insure £1 trillion of liabilities in next decade

Half of all the UK’s £2 trillion private sector DB pension scheme liabilities are expected to be insured by the end of 2031 according to Hymans Robertson. Publishing its annual risk transfer report,...

Trustees rethink DB endgame as funding position improves

Three quarters of trustees are rethinking their DB endgame planning on the back of strong funding progress according to the Pensions Management Insititute. Its annual UK Fiduciary Management Survey, published with Schroders...

Vanessa Sallows: Industry needs to raise profile of Long Covid support

by Corporate Adviser

The CIPD has called for employers to better support employees with Long Covid to return to, or stay in, work. But insurers like ourselves are already providing this support to many employers...

ESG in DC Pensions Report – net-zero targets become universal

Net-zero targets for DC pension providers are now universal with all mainstream DC pension providers now having 2050 or earlier targets for decarbonising their default funds. CLICK HERE TO REQUEST YOUR...

LV= maintains payment break option for vulnerable customers

by Muna Abdi

LV= will maintain its payment break option indefinitely to help vulnerable consumers. The payment break, which was first introduced during the coronavirus pandemic to assist LV= members in financial distress, allows vulnerable...

Consumers define ‘long-term’ financial planning as spanning 24 years- Canada Life

by Muna Abdi

Consumers often view 'long-term' as a period lasting 24 years, regardless of their current age., according to research from Canada Life. The study is part of Canada Life's Long-Term: Close Up programme,...

Changes proposed to way pension providers estimate future retirement income

DC pension providers may be required to change the way they calculate future retirement income on standard projections, under proposals being put forward by the Financial Reporting Council. The FRC is now...

Market volatility causes retail investors to shun ESG funds