Bupa extends JAAQ partnership
Bupa has extended its partnership with JAAQ (Just Ask A Question) for 2024, focusing on mental wellbeing and preventive healthcare. The partnership will combine Bupa’s expertise in health and wellbeing with JAAQ’s...
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Fintech hires former Standard Life director to boost sales of AI-driven chatbots in DC sector
Fintech company Engage Smarter AI has appointed Andy Dickson as its market strategy director, with a brief to drive growth within the UK workplace pensions market. The firm’s AI-driven chatbots aims to...
LifeSight to invest in WTW’s new private equity fund
WTW is launching a private equity long term asset fund (LTAF), into which its master trust LifeSight will be a major investor. LifeSight has confirmed that it will invest up to 5...
Gail Izat: 3 practical tips to help Gen Z members engage with their finances
How can we help Gen Z members take more notice of their finances? Here are three tips to help your clients boost member engagement amongst their younger workers. What makes Gen...
Former Hargreaves Lansdown policy head joins Guiide as external adviser
Guiide has appointed Tom McPhail to its team of external advisers. McPhail was the head of retirement policy at Hargreaves Lansdown for nearly 16 years before he became head of policy. He...
TPR urges improved climate reporting amid calls for ‘real-world impact’ focus
Pension trustees are taking proactive steps to address climate risks and opportunities, according to a recent review of climate-related disclosures, but The Pensions Regulator (TPR) urges further improvements while some experts call...
Jonathan Camfield: PPF could have ‘crucial role’ in future of DB pensions
In response to the DWP’s consultation on ‘Options for Defined Benefit schemes’, which closes on 19th April, consultants LCP have argued that the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) could have a key role...
Video: Creating a competitive, low-friction secondary DC pensions market
Helen Dean, CEO Nest Rob O’Carroll, AE and DC pensions policy, DWP Donna Walsh, head of master trust, Standard Life John Hamilton, group pensions & tax director, Stagecoach Group Ltd – How will...
Retirees’ £250k pension pot goal dwindles to £131k average
Retirees aim for £250k pension pot, but reality averages to £131k, leading to a £480 monthly income reduction. New findings from Standard Life’s Retirement Voice Report shed light on the retirement savings...
TPT pushes flexible surplus access for DB schemes
More freedom in accessing scheme surpluses may be beneficial to sponsoring employers as well as members, according to TPT Retirement Solutions. TPT calls for a statutory override that would permit the sharing...
