MPAA freeze could see tax charges on AE contributions
Many older workers who have accessed pension savings could be hit with a tax charge if they continue to make AE contributions, as a result of Budget freezes to tax thresholds. This...
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BT, Ford and M&S trustees to challenge govt on RPI change
The trustees of several major UK DB pension schemes have demanded a judicial review of government plans to replace the Retail Prices Index (RPI) with housing cost-based Consumer Prices Index (CPIH) as...
Roundtable: Advice – the next all-employee added value benefit?
Could affordable financial advice be the next essential ‘added-value’ service offered as part of a comprehensive employee benefit package? This was one of the central issues discussed as part of a wide-ranging...
Roundtable: Guidance in the dock
The industry’s fear of taking responsibility for financial advice is leaving employees taking non-advised guidance journeys that are often leading them to the wrong destination. This was the subject of debate at...
Anthony Morrow: Let’s be honest about shortcoming of financial guidance
How big a difference is there between guidance and full financial advice? Guidance is better than nothing and can help inform, educate and raise awareness. But it is nowhere near as effective...
TPR turns up heat on climate risk
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) is increasing the pressure on scheme trustees to protect savers from climate risk with the publication of its expectations on compliance with new statement of investment principles (SIP)...
Aviva votes with 98pc of ShareAction ESG resolutions
Aviva Investors voted in favour of 98 per cent of the most significant climate and social shareholder proposals tracked by ShareAction and increased its resolution votes by 16 per cent. Publishing its...
PES rebrands as Amba and launches ethical EB platform
The employee benefit consultancy PES has rebranded as Amba, and is launching a new employee benefits digital platform. This workplace platform, known as Lumina, will have an environmental focus to particularly to...
Brendan Street: Why language is key to changing the conversation in mental health
Mental ill-health is often perceived as a personal struggle, left at the door when employees arrive for work. But 300,000 people with long-term mental ill health lose their jobs each year, due...
