Moving to a flat rate of pensions tax relief would not significantly improve the retirement incomes of lower earners according to a new report from the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association. This...
LifeSight, Willis Towers Watson’s master trust, has appointed Howard Willams as its new trustee. Williams replaces Shar Nebhrajani who stepped down at the end of June after serving two terms on LifeSight’s...
Hymans Robertson has appointed Leonard Bowman to the newly created role of head of corporate DB endgame strategy. Hymans said the creation of this role recognised the importance for companies with DB...
Seven out of 10 adults are unaware that the age at which they can access their pension will increase in the near future. From 2028 savers will have to be 57 before...
The mortality rate fell to a record low during the second quarter of 2021 according to the latest Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI) figures. The CMI, an independent body under the Institute and...
The Royal Mail Group has appointed EQ to be the pension software supplier for its new collective defined contribution (CDC) pension scheme. EQ’s pension administration software Compendia was chosen following the selection...
DB pension transfer activity increased for the third month in a row in June according to the XPS Transfer Watch Index. This index gives an annualised rate that shows that for every...
WorkLife by OpenMoney has appointed Niamh McLaughlin as managing director. McLaughlin has 15 years’ experience in the financial services sector, most recently at legal services firm ME Group, where she was managing...
More than nine out of 10 companies see more responsible business practices being a key driver of future growth, according to new employee benefit research. However, the findings suggest that for this...
Fintech provider Tumelo has partnered with Sipp provider Penfold to launch a new service that allows savers to see in more detail where their pension is invested. This ‘Have Your Say Dashboard’...
