Aviva is offering its larger corporate clients a new premium private medical insurance service. This service - known as optimum referral - is designed to help companies make informed decisions about the...
Auto-enrolment has certainly been successful in boosting contribution levels. Opt-out rates remain low, despite stepped contribution increases, and there are now more than 10m people enrolled in workplace pensions, many of whom...
Environmental, social or governance (ESG) factors have shot up the agenda in the DC pensions sector, driven by regulatory action, political momentum and asset manager product development. But confusion remains over what...
When last year’s Autumn Budget outlined plans to open up patient capital investments for defined contribution (DC) pensions, the reaction from the wider industry was broadly positive but cautious. Some felt the...
Royal London has published a new policy paper, aimed at employers, which sets out the the relative merits of both master trusts and group personal pensions. The company said this report is...
The House of Lords committee on intergenerational fairness has delivered a series of recommendations, calling for policies to support younger people in the employment and housing markets. This report also called for...
Legal & General has renewed its partnership with Health Assured to provide an enhanced employee assistance programme. This new offering will be available on all L&G’s group income protection policies. Those covered...
Scheme members are more likely to increase the amount the save each month if pension providers improve their communications and employer offer to match contributions. New analysis from Hargreaves Lansdown found that...
Mercer has appointed Sylvia Pozezanac as its new UK chief executive. She will replace outgoing chief executive Fiona Dunsire. Pozezanac, will join the company in May - subject to regulatory approval. She has...
Willis Towers Watson has accused the investment industry of having ‘one hand on the wheel’ when it comes to stewardship, and says there is an urgent need to accelerate progress on this issue....
