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DB funding reform could be on a slower timetable that previously expected, according to a written statement from the Pensions Minister, published last night. Following Royal Assent on the Pension Schemes Act...

Sponsored content The past year has been one of the most challenging we’ve experienced in our personal and professional lifetimes. With 50 per cent of people in the UK re porting not...

Sponsored content Aviva’s research revealed that more employees are soldiering on when they’re unwell as they work from home during the pandemic.  Although there are competing definitions of presenteeism, it’s broadly accepted that...

Canada Life will now offers its WeCare virtual support package to all group income protection customers.  Canada Life has offered this service to its CLASS customers since November 2020. WeCare, which is...

Sponsored content The value of group protection hasn’t changed. The need for people to protect their life, their ability to earn an income and to keep a roof over their heads remains....

Traditionally group protection and its individually-advised counterpart have been worlds apart, with corporate plans having entirely different underwriting processes and pricing to retail cover. But as employers look to get ‘more for...

In March 2020, as independent hospitals made their capacity available to the NHS to fight Covid-19 and private treatment was postponed, the future of group medical insurance seemed very uncertain. But, while 2021...

Big Data and technology can play an important role in helping pension fund members reach optimal retirement outcomes. Pension providers and schemes sit on a huge amounts member data that covers fund values,...

Master trust v GPP. TPR v FCA.  DWP  v Treasury. Will either side of the workplace pension sector ever achieve supremacy? Or will it be a case of horses for courses, where the two...

The influence and importance of ESG on investment markets seems to grow daily. This is unlikely to alter given the US is re-joining the Paris Climate Accord and Glasgow is hosting The...