Broadstone appoints new DC consultant
Broadstone has appointed Jeremy Brown to be a senior DC consultant in its employee benefits consulting division. He joins Broadstone DC team, led by Damon Hopkins, which offers a full range of...
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Meehan joins Link Group as it eyes UK expansion
Danny Meehan has joined Australian pension company Link Group and will oversee its expansion into the UK market. Meehan, who was previously proposition and development director at Cushon will take on the...
State pension on course for inflation-busting 8.5pc hike next year
The state pension is likely to be worth just over £11,500 from next April, after a higher-than-expected 8.5 per cent rise in average earnings. It is widely expected that this will be...
SMEs fail to maximise employee pension benefits: Howden
A majority, or 90 per cent, of SME employees report that their employers have not encouraged them to boost their workplace pension contributions for improved retirement benefits, according to Howden Employee Benefits....
Gail Izat: 3 ways to help employees engage with their pension plan today
As we head into Pensions Awareness Week, now is the perfect time for your clients to remind employees to pay their pension some attention. From bitesize content to encouraging money talk, there...
Renters’ retirement savings lag behind homeowners: HL
Renters are less likely to save for retirement than homeowners, have insufficient emergency funds, and are less likely to have adequate income protection or sick pay, according to Hargreaves Lansdown. According to...
Six out of 10 adults have poor knowledge of pensions
Almost six out of 10 working adults have ‘low confidence’ in their own pension knowledge — with women, those on lower incomes and younger adults most likely to have a poor understanding...
6.5m fewer pension cold calls following Govt action
The number of pension scams has declined significantly, following government action to ban cold calls and boost the powers of trustees to stop suspicious transactions. Research by Broadstone has found only 7...
Legislation to lower AE age threshold expected to get Royal Assent shortly
The age at which people are automatically enrolled into a workplace pension is expected to lowered from 22 to 18 if the Auto-enrolment Bill gets Royal Assent this month. It is widely...
DB surplus priorities varied among industry leaders: LCP
The pension industry is seeing significant divides regarding who should benefit from DB pension scheme surpluses, according to LCP webinar on DB funding reform. The LCP webinar, hosted by LCP partner and...
