A draft bill to amend and clarify existing GMP conversion legislation has been published in Parliament. In June, Margaret Ferrier, MP for Rutherglen and Hamilton West, announced that her bill would cover...
Unum UK has appointed Stuart Vann as a non-executive director, taking on the role of audit committee chair. Vann has extensive knowledge of the insurance industry, most recently serving as CEO of Esure Group...
Pension schemes in the UK still have a lot of work to do if they want to adapt to the challenges of climate change, according to a report from The Pensions Regulator...
Investors say ESG factors more important than financial metrics ESG factors have grown in importance to institutional investors and are now more important than many traditional financial metrics, according to new research...
The US is the worst developed-market performer when it comes to emissions and energy usage, while the UK and Denmark are rated best, according to new research. The Net Zero Sovereign Index...
Less than 1 per cent of investment funds are currently aligned with the temperature targets set out in the Paris agreement. This research, from non-profit organisation CDP studied 16,500 investment funds, worth...
The Chancellor’s announcement of an increase in the charge cap for auto-enrolment pension schemes, above the current 0.75 per cent level, has been well-trailed. The intention to encourage more pension money to...
The Chancellor has announced plans to address the ‘net pay anomaly’ which has seen many low-paid workers miss out on tax relief on their workplace pension contributions. However, pension experts have criticised...
Financial bonuses have been identified as the most desired incentive and reward in the workplace by younger people, according to a new survey from rewards and incentivisation platform, BeeLiked. Research has revealed...
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a consultation on reforming the charge cap on DC workplace pensions in today’s Budget. This charge cap is currently set at 0.75 per cent. In his budget...
