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The Covid-19 pandemic has focused people’s minds on their retirement plans, with an increase in people wanting to give up work, and work for longer. New research has found there has been...

The UN-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) has launched a new three-year strategy. This network of international investors says this latest is part of its 10-year blueprint to encourage more responsible investment...

Healix Health Services has appointed Ian Talbot as its new general manager as part of an executive level restructure. Talbot was previously the commercial director for the healthcare company. In this new...

Many older workers who have accessed pension savings could be hit with a tax charge if they continue to make AE contributions, as a result of Budget freezes to tax thresholds.  This...

The trustees of several major UK DB pension schemes have demanded a judicial review of government plans to replace the Retail Prices Index (RPI) with housing cost-based Consumer Prices Index (CPIH) as...

Could affordable financial advice be the next essential ‘added-value’ service offered as part of a comprehensive employee benefit package? This was one of the central issues discussed as part of a wide-ranging...

The industry’s fear of taking responsibility for financial advice is leaving employees taking non-advised guidance journeys that are often leading them to the wrong destination. This was the subject of debate at...

How big a difference is there between guidance and full financial advice? Guidance is better than nothing and can help inform, educate and raise awareness. But it is nowhere near as effective...

The employee benefit consultancy PES has rebranded as Amba, and is launching a new employee benefits digital platform. This workplace platform, known as Lumina, will have an environmental focus to particularly to...

Mental ill-health is often perceived as a personal struggle, left at the door when employees arrive for work. But 300,000 people with long-term mental ill health lose their jobs each year, due...