Smart appoints two directors to its board
Fintech pensions provider Smart has made two new appointments to its board of directors. Stephen Morana, who was previously chief finance office at both Zoopla and Betfair, joins as an independent non...
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Nine out 10 employers to review pensions strategy
Almost nine out of 10 large employers said they had recently reviewed their pensions strategy, or were planning to do so within the next 12 months according to new research by Capita....
Marginal increase in AE opt-outs in 2019: DWP
Opt-out rates from AE pension increased marginally in 2019, following the second staged increase in minimum contribution levels according to the Department of Work and Pensions — but overall opt-out rates remain...
One if five schemes to suspend pension deficit payments
One if five DB schemes may suspend pension deficit contributions, according to new research from Isio. Isio — formerly the pensions advisory arm of KPMG, which launched as an independent company in...
Willis Towers Watson appoints new head of investments
Willis Towers Watson has appointed Mark Calnan as head of investments for Europe, the Middle East and Asia (EMEA). Calnan has 16 years’ experience with the firm, working across client facing, research,...
One in three fiduciary managers underperforms “average” growth fund
There was an improvement in over fiduciary manager performance in 2019, according to new research by XPS. However this report found more than a third of fiduciary managers underperformed when compared to...
Trustee support for new TPR code wanes
Support is declining among pension schemes for The Pension Regulators new Code of Practice, according to research Aon. The professional services firm says that support has notably waned during the consultation period...
DB deficits widen by 5pc: LGIM
Pension deficits in DB schemes grew by 5.1 per cent in the first three months of 2020, as a result of market falls. This figure was calculated by the Legal & General...
New CEO appointed to MetLife Axa joint venture
Mattieu Rouot has been appointed as the new chief executive of Maxis Global Benefits Network, the employee benefits joint venture between MetLife and Axa. This appointment comes after Mauro Dugulin announced he...
Avoiding presenteeism in the wake of Covid-19
Until recently, the terms ‘stay at home’, ‘social distancing’, ‘self-isolation’ and ‘quarantine’ were not used in everyday conversation and no one could have predicted that over a third of the global population...
