Chancellor Rachel Reeves has confirmed that the first phase of the landmark pensions review will focus on four areas. These include driving the scale and consolidation of defined contribution...
Read moreDetailsInsurer Aviva has appointed Maiyuresh Rajah as director of investments for wealth and advice within its UK Insurance, Wealth and Retirement (IWR) business. Rajah was previously head of investment...
Read moreDetailsHusky Finance (Husky) has partnered with Swoop Funding (Swoop) to raise awareness of the benefits of pension salary exchange for SMEs. Salary exchange is standard practice among larger employers,...
Read moreDetailsPressure on household finances has failed to erode pension participation, including auto-enrolment (AE), according to official figures. The workplace pension participation rate for employees eligible for auto-enrolment was 88...
Read moreDetailsSacker & Partners (Sackers), a specialist law firm for pensions and retirement savings, has unveiled its promotions for 2024. Andrew Worthington has been promoted to partner; Liam Goulding, Emily...
Read moreDetailsCushon, the pension and saving app, has rebranded to NatWest Cushon, a year after NatWest Group acquired an 85 percent stake in the fintech business. NatWest’s investment has enabled...
Read moreDetailsAviva has reshuffled two senior reward roles just days after the government unveiled a landmark pensions review. The company has created a new wealth policy director role for Emma Douglas...
Read moreDetailsAs calls to roll out pension dashboards sooner rather than later grow louder, pension schemes have said that the ability to successfully match members with pensions via the dashboard...
Read moreDetailsChancellor Rachel Reeves has launched the first phase of a landmark pensions review just days after the pension schemes bill made a surprise appearance in the King’s speech. The...
Read moreDetailsThe pensions industry is “prepared enough” to take the first step on implementing pension dashboards, according to the Pensions Scams Industry Group (PSIG). PSIG chair Margaret Snowdon said that...
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Seasoned professionals examine the challenges and innovations in today’s employee benefits, reward and HR sector. Every episode, they will unbox a key issue and unpack what it really means for employers and how they can tackle it.
The regulars are Claire Churchard, editor of Benefits Expert; Carole Goldsmith, HR director at the Royal Horticultural Society, and Steve Herbert, consultant and rewards & benefits veteran.
The US retreat from diversity, equality and inclusion (DEI) is making waves far beyond the country's borders. In the wake of President Trump’s executive order abolishing DEI across federal government departments, global firms like Goldman Sachs and Accenture have rapidly dialled down their own efforts.
The influence is being felt in the UK too. However, the UK operates under a different legal framework. It has stronger workplace protections and a government actively looking to enhance employee rights through its Make Work Pay agenda. But as US firms reposition their approach to DEI, UK subsidiaries could find themselves caught between conflicting priorities.
In the latest Benefits Unboxed podcast, co-hosts Claire Churchard, editor of Benefits Expert, Carole Goldsmith, HR director at the Royal Horticultural Society, and Steve Herbert, industry veteran and reward and benefits consultant, discuss how the US DEI rollback might impact UK businesses.
