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The Department for Work and Pensions and the Pensions Regulator have made clear that they want to see many workplace pensions consolidate. It may not – quite – be one size fits all,...

A sense of responsibility The conversations my team have had with employee benefits consultants and financial advisers in recent months reflect the very human vulnerability that living through a pandemic has made...

Saver inertia means scheme led consolidation solutions will be needed to tackle the small pots challenge because member-led solutions will only be used by a minority, according to a report from the...

A lifetime savings model, where workers would choose an automatic enrolment pension provider for life, taking it with them from employer to employer, has been kicked into the long grass by a...

Employee wellbeing has not suddenly become important because of the pandemic. Frankly, there has long been a growing need to address issues of physical, mental and financial wellbeing within the workplace. But...

It’s not controversial to say a key regulatory objective is to encourage consumers to shop around for financial services products. As well as driving competition, it also ensures the customer gets the...

Even before the coronavirus pandemic, half of the UK’s workforce was borrowing money to pay for basic needs. The recent crisis has worsened the financial situation of many and highlighted the need...

Market events of 2020 could lead to a fresh wave of benefit reviews by UK companies and increase the number of pension scheme closures in the comping year, according to a new...

Fidelity has launched a new new investment pathways solutions across which will be available to both its workplace and retail pension customers. These new pathways, which offer a single fund solution for...

Aviva has appointed Doug Brown to be the new chief executive of its UK and Ireland Life Insurance division.  Brown is currently chief executive of Canada Life in the UK and will...