UK

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...

Pensioners will see their state pension rise at five times the current rate of inflation next April, as the triple lock kicks into effect. The Office of National Statistics published inflation figures...

Covid-19 is exacerbating retirement insecurity across the globe and and is causing sustainability problems for the UK’s pension scheme. This was the conclusion from the Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension Index which compares...

Just one in six pension schemes report that the Covid crisis has weakened the sponsoring employers ability to standing behind the scheme long term. This was the result of the latest Willis...

Vitality has promoted Liam Kennedy to director of key accounts for its health business. In this role Kennedy will lead the health intermediary team and will be responsible for the ongoing development...