Fears over new funding code impact on pension schemes
UK pension schemes are expecting the Defined Benefit (DB) Funding Code, currently in consultation, to affect the way they are run in the future, according to Aon. A webinar...
Read moreDetailsUK pension schemes are expecting the Defined Benefit (DB) Funding Code, currently in consultation, to affect the way they are run in the future, according to Aon. A webinar...
Read moreDetailsEthnic minorities are significantly less likely than white Britons to save money in a pension plan, placing millions of people in danger of facing financial trouble in old age,...
Read moreDetailsThe Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) is urging the government to scrap the 25% tax-free lump sum in a report published today (6 February), which also suggests including pension...
Read moreDetailsVeitchi (Holdings) Limited Retirement Benefits Scheme has completed an £8 million full buy-in for members of its pension scheme. The specialist service provider to the construction industry worked with...
Read moreDetailsOnly one in 20 pension schemes expect to be able to provide dashboard data for all their members by the upcoming 'connection' date. The survey by Willis Towers Watson...
Read moreDetailsThe Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) has said its main goal is to extend the range and level of automatic enrolment (AE) as the organisation marks its 100th...
Read moreDetailsThe government has confirmed that auto-enrolment thresholds will be held at their current levels for the next year. The decision was taken to “ensure the continued stability of the...
Read moreDetailsRetiring just two years after the future minimum pension age of 57 could mean an extra £22,000 in pension pots while waiting until age 66 could mean an additional...
Read moreDetailsWith the prospect of a Labour government taking power in 2024 or possibly even sooner, the pensions industry should start preparing itself for potential changes in Whitehall. After 12...
Read moreDetailsTen years on from the launch of auto-enrolment and two decades from the Pensions Commission that shaped it, the world of workplace pensions has been transformed. Reducing means testing,...
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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.