Benefits professionals have welcomed today’s announcement by Chancellor Rishi Sunak of a package of initiatives to help protect and create jobs, and are emphasising the importance of motivated employees to fuelling the...
The economic fallout of Covid-19 could cause serious problems for unbundled DC schemes, thanks to a lack of regulation. Salvus Master trust has warned of a “ticking time bomb” in the sector,...
The Covid crisis has led to an increase the number pension savers concerned about the security of DB workplace pension schemes. Wealth manager Killik & Co has reported a significant jump in...
Vanguard’s head of pensions, Andrew Marker, will replace Tom McPhail as chair of the Star Steering Group, which aims to improve standards on pension transfers. The steering group is made up of...
Bupa Health Clinics have launched a new suite of services for corporate customers, which include widespread antibody and antigen tests. These new servcies are designed to help businesses support employees returning to...
One in three employers don’t offer support to help long-term absent employees return to work, according to new research. Group Risk Development (Grid) says that 31 per cent of employers do not...
Aegon is the latest insurer to report a significant drop in critical illness claims during the coronavirus lockdown. The insurer said that 37 per cent fewer policyholders claimed on CI policies in...
Cash plan provider SimplyHealth is making a subsidised coronavirus antibody test available to its corporate and retail customers. This test will be available from July 13. SimplyHealth says it is heavily subsidising...
A raft of A-list celebrities including Gary Lineker, Graham Norton, Westworld star Thandie Newton, and Mariella Frostrup have backed a campaign calling for greener and more ethical pensions. The string of celebrity...
There’s a great Vietnam war movie called ‘We Were Soldiers’. Mel Gibson plays the commanding officer who states: “I will be the first to set foot on the field. I will be...
