UK

Improving standards of governance across the workplace pension sector has been a major focus for both regulators and the Department for Work and Pensions. But where does governance now rank in advisers’...

The issue of climate change presents risks and opportunities as together we look to address the challenge. As a long-term investor, at Standard Life we must consider both aspects for our investment...

Could getting pension providers involved in Pension Wise help solve the service’s problem of low take up? This is a question that the Money and Pension Service (MaPS) - which manages Pension...

Inflation, the old enemy of fixed income markets, is well and truly back. There are deepening concerns in the UK that the uptick in recent months, on the back of scarcity of...

Since 1 October all DC schemes have been required to report on the net performance of their investments.  This is the first step towards the value for member (VFM) assessments that are...

"Look around the UK benefits industry and you will notice that there are still far too few people who look like me.” Uche Enemchukwu, chief executive Nelu Diversified Consulting Solutions, is direct...

How will the regulator’s proposed ‘consumer duty’ rules differ from the ‘treating customers fairly’ regime?  We have yet to see the FCA’s draft proposals, which are expected to come into force next...

As an industry, the investment and savings profession is not representative of the population as a whole. While female employment rates across the board in the UK are not that far behind...

The Financial Conduct Authority will now require pension schemes to refer savers to Pension Wise guidance  before taking benefits.  Its policy statement on stronger nudges towards pensions guidance says “it is a...

Almost a third of UK adults have experienced mental health issues since the start of the Covid pandemic, but less than half of these people have sought help from their insurer to...