The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) has called for the next government to target increased contributions into workplace pension to improve retirement outcomes. It says it wants to see all parties...
Robo adviser OpenMoney has purchased employee benefits platform Jargonfree Benefits (JFB). The Manchester-based digital advice firm says this was part of plans to move into the workplace sector and extend access to...
Mercer has launched a new financial dashboard and mobile app aimed at improving employees’ financial resilience. This digital platform — known as Mercer Money — uses open banking technology to allow clients’...
Senior staff have a critical role to play in addressing issues of mental health in the workplace and need to be more open about issues they’ve faced, according to new research. RedArc...
Regulators have been urged to launch a review of the ethical and sustainable fund sector, after a leading wealth manager accused the industry of misleading investors by marketing socially responsible funds that...
Workplaces need to do more to support employees coping with bereavment, according to new research from MetLife UK. The group risk insurer found that this issue impacted significant numbers of employees, with...
Leading pension campaigner, Baroness Ros Altmann has called for the main parties to address a range of pension reforms within their forthcoming election manifestos. She has highlighted five key changes to improve...
More people are using pensions freedoms to access their retirement savings, but the amount they are individually withdrawing has continued to fall, according to new data from HMRC. This latest quarterly figures...
Consultancy firm Benefits Advisory Services has joined the trade body, Group Risk Development (Grid). Grid is an industry-wide body that includes insurers, reinsurers and intermediaries. It works with government, regulators and employers...
Climate change has now become the main focus of shareholder engagement according to Schroders’ 2019 Institutional Investor Study. This research found there was a marked decline in those who were cynical about...
