Cardano appoints new brand director
The Cardano Group has appointed Emma Hill to the newly created role of group brand and marketing director. Cardano runs a number of pension companies including Now: Pensions and Lincoln Pensions in...
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Covid causing huge uptick in employee benefit reviews
Three out of four employers will review their employee benefits offering in direct response to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to new research. Howden Employee Benefits & Wellbeing’s research, undertaken this September, found...
UN PRI awards Mercer highest ESG rating
Mercer has earned the highest PRI ranking for its responsible investment strategy. The Principles of Responsible Investment (PRI), which is supported by the UN, is an independent global body dedicated to promoting...
Why LGIM is using Tumelo to give members a real voice
Software provider that enables investors to vote on shareholder resolutions is being piloted to pension scheme members of Legal & General Investment Management and is set for rollout due to the success...
BTPS commits to net zero emissions goal
The BT Pension Scheme – the UK’s largest company pension – will aim for its portfolio to be net zero, in terms of greenhouse gas emissions, by 2035. The new climate...
MetLife expands digital wellbeing service
MetLife UK has expanded its wellbeing proposition by offering additional digital support channels to employees. It said this follows a sharp increase in demand for a range of services offering help with...
Smart launches in US
Retirement fintech provider Smart is launches its pensions business in the US today. Smart already offers a master trust in the UK, which now runs over 70,000 retirement plans on it. The...
CDC pension cuts only in ‘1930s-style’ recession: Aon
Only a 1930s-style depression would have caused pension income to be cut under new collective defined contribution (CDC) schemes, according to new research from Aon. The pension consultancy said extensive analysis indicates...
Bupa launches low-cost workplace healthcare proposition
Bupa UK Insurance is launching a new lower-cost proposition to enable corporates to extend healthcare cover to a wider proportion of their workforce. Called Bupa Balance, the new stand-alone proposition is available...
Mental health app appointments double through lockdown – Unum
The number of mental health appointments booked each month through Unum’s digital health and wellbeing app, Help@hand, has increased by more than 100 per cent, says the provider. Unum says the number...
