Financial education

A group set up to help protect pension scheme members from scammers is considering its future role and funding options as its chair admitted the body is "ultimately unsustainable...

Four in five (79 percent) people aged over 55 who have retired did not take up financial guidance or advice, instead preferring to manage their own finances.  This was...

Research from the StepChange debt charity has found that one in five (21 percent) of its clients in full-time employment (FTE) exceeds their monthly income even after receiving debt...

Taking early retirement is a life goal for 65 percent of employees, rising to 70 percent for younger people in generation Z, a global study has revealed. Gen Z,...

Nearly half (49 percent) of people with a defined contribution workplace pension have no idea what their pension pot is invested in, according to research from Wealth at Work,...

Results from an index that assesses public trust in the pensions industry has found confidence has increased for the fourth year in a row. The annual Trafalgar House trust...

The number of families choosing to opt-out of receiving child benefit payments has almost doubled in the past decade. Figures from HMRC out today (17 April) revealed 741,000 families...

The labour market may be cooling but real pay has grown giving employees “an increase not seen since the post pandemic bounce back two and half years ago”, said...

More than half (56 percent) of employees are using work benefits to buy essentials, which represents a 31 percent increase from 2023, research has found. The research, from Blackhawk...

HR and employee benefits veteran Steve Herbert has launched a consultancy and training business with a focus on live and digital event presentations.   Herbert is recognised in the industry...