Legal & General (L&G) has launched a new Islamic Investment Proposition, providing Muslim pension savers with more Shariah-compliant investment options. The new product aims to encourage Muslim communities to...
Read moreDetailsFor Sue Flood, the shock of losing her pension life savings resulted in severe depression. Flood and her husband were scammed out of £230,000 between them, with the final...
Read moreDetailsReports that the government will drop plans to create a new UK ISA have been broadly welcomed. The news follows concerns that a new ISA would further complicate an...
Read moreDetailsTwo fifths of UK and Irish payroll workers are unsure if they will remain within the sector in the next five years, a survey has found. The survey, conducted...
Read moreDetailsChancellor 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 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 moreDetailsThe government has launched Skills England, the new skills body designed to unify the “fragmented and broken” skills system and give employers access to the skills they'll need over...
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The podcast from Benefits Expert, the title for HR, reward and benefits professionals.
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.
