3+ hour, 23+ min ago  (494+ words) Recently, KPMG attracted attention when it withdrew its summer "Jump Start" programme, which allowed employees to finish early on Fridays during the summer months. KPMG's move highlights a wider question for employers: how easy is it to withdraw a benefit…...

2+ hour, 54+ min ago  (662+ words) The youth employment crisis that Britain now faces has forced all of us to rethink what we thought we knew. Take pensions. The financial press " and financial services industry " has based all its modelling on the assumption that people start…...

9+ hour, 2+ min ago  (289+ words) When budgets are tight, leadership changes, or political discourse shifts, inclusive benefits often get cut because they are seen as symbolic, not strategic. HR leaders struggle to prove ROI " return on inclusion " not because these programs intrinsically lack value, but…...

22+ hour, 9+ min ago  (635+ words) For a long time, the workplace pensions market has tended to place providers into neat categories. There were the traditional insurers, the consultant adviser-led master trusts, the AE providers, and the challenger brands. As workplace pensions have evolved, those distinctions…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (300+ words) Research from Wealth Club has shown that independent financial advisers increasingly agree that exposure to private markets is now a necessity for investors seeking to capture a broader spectrum of growth opportunities, with this trend only accelerating over the next…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (213+ words) Getting people to engage with their pensions has long been a challenge. Traditionally, pensions have been met with detachment, fear, and complacency1, barriers that have kept many members at arm's length. But AI is changing that. Engagement is just the starting…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (351+ words) Specialist pension insurer Rothesay has launched a new bespoke insurance solutions for DB schemes with assets of between "10m and "100m. The launch comes as demand for de-risking solutions from smaller schemes continues to grow as improved funding levels enables more schemes…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago  (522+ words) Many defined benefit (DB) pension schemes are now in a markedly different position from just a few years ago. Strong funding levels, favourable market conditions and evolving policy developments have left many schemes holding material surpluses, whilst being closed to…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (575+ words) AE contributions could be entirely absorbed by rental costs in later life, according to new research, which calls for new ways for pensions to help first-time buyers. Hymans Robertson's report, Tapping the potential of property and pensions, highlights the impact…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago  (306+ words) Climate change is rapidly becoming the "defining" risk factor when looking at longer-term investment strategies, funding positions and retirement outcomes according to a new report from the Society of Pension Professionals. This Pensions in a Warming World report, published just…...