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Employees don’t need to wait until the new year to sort out their finances. Here's what they could do now to get their 2025 finances into shape.
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October 21, 2024
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August 28, 2024
How to spot and support employees in vulnerable circumstances
October 21, 2024
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5 savings tips to help your employees beat the winter blues
The long winter nights ahead could be the perfect time for employees to set savings goals for the year and boost their financial positivity. Here are 5 tips to help them get started.
Mike AmberyFebruary 06, 2025
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Members' responsible investing priorities in 2024
What members' answers to our Responsible Investing Viewpoint 2024 survey told us about their views and priorities.
Workplace Thought Leadership TeamNovember 25, 2024
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Autumn Budget 2024: What are the key changes and how might these affect your employees?
What does 2024's Autumn Budget mean for you and your employees? Read our key highlights to get up to speed.
Workplace Thought Leadership TeamOctober 30, 2024
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How to spot and support employees in vulnerable circumstances
With almost half of UK adults experiencing characteristics of vulnerability, it’s vital that employers provide support in the moments that matter. Here's how you can help.
Karen StewartOctober 21, 2024
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How to help employees bring their old pensions together
Millions of UK pension pots are considered lost. Could your employees be missing out on a portion of their pension savings? Here’s how to help them track down and bring old pensions together into one place.
Gail IzatSeptember 24, 2024
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Video Q&A: How our financial wellbeing support is helping members make the most of their money
Watch our Q&A with Amy Johnson, Head of Member Proposition at Standard Life and Jason Green, Chief Commercial Officer at Benefits Guru and FTRC, who talk all things financial wellbeing.
Workplace Thought Leadership TeamSeptember 16, 2024
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How to help your employees set retirement goals they'll actually keep
Setting a goal can help to keep your employees on track for the retirement they want. Here are four simple steps to help your employees get started.
Esther HawleyJuly 30, 2024
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Highlights from our latest Discoveries Series event
In May, we hosted our fourth event in our Discoveries Series focusing on ‘Meeting rising demand: spotlight on assets’. We welcomed guests from across the de-risking industry
Charlotte FletcherJuly 26, 2024
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How to translate responsible investing jargon for your members
Help your members get to know their pensions better with our guide to responsible investing terms.
Workplace Thought Leadership TeamJuly 04, 2024
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How a financial wellbeing programme helped Howdens boost more than just pension engagement
By adopting Standard Life’s financial wellbeing programme as part of their pension scheme restructure, Howdens saw more than just a boost to engagement levels. Find out how.
Workplace Thought Leadership TeamJune 26, 2024
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6 ways you can support employees with their retirement goals
As some retirees return to work, what can employers do to support their employees' retirement goals? Here are 6 tips to get started.
Esther HawleyApril 24, 2024
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Sustainable Multi Asset – how we’ve delivered for your clients and their members
A flagship workplace default investment option, providing a reliable and competitive choice in a volatile market.
Garry LatimerApril 22, 2024
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3 tips to support women's financial wellbeing and help close the gender pension gap
The high cost of living is having a big impact on women's financial futures. Here's how employers can support their financial wellbeing and help close the gender pension gap.
Gail IzatMarch 05, 2024
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How to help your employees feel more positive about their finances in 2024
The new year is a great time to help your employees look at their finances with a fresh perspective. Follow our top tips to help boost their financial positivity levels in 2024.
Neil HughJanuary 17, 2024
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How financial attitudes changed in 2023: survey results
How do people in the UK feel about their finances? And how is the ongoing economic uncertainty affecting their plans for retirement? To find out, we surveyed the views of more than 6,000 people from all walks of life.
Gail IzatJanuary 16, 2024
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Key takeaways from our latest Discoveries Series event
BPA challenges; past, present and future. Key takeaways from our latest Discoveries Series event. Find out more.
Charlotte FletcherDecember 11, 2023
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What does the future hold for bulk purchase annuities
Bulk purchase annuities – what does the future hold?
Kunal SoodDecember 11, 2023
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Why supporting older workers is a win-win for employees and employers
Since last year, the number of retirees returning to work has increased. Here's how employers can harness the talents of older workers and embrace the value they bring to the workforce.
Gail IzatNovember 20, 2023
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How employers can create menopause-friendly workplaces
The menopause is experienced by staff in most workplaces. Yet many women experiencing menopause don't get support with their symptoms from their employer. Here's what employers can do to change that trend.
Mary BrightOctober 25, 2023
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Beware the 'finfluencer' hype: what employees need to know and how employers can help
As finfluencers start filling up people’s social media feeds, is what they’re saying too good to be true? Here are the key pitfalls that employees should watch out for – and what employers can do to help reduce the risk of misinformation.
Neil HughOctober 24, 2023
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Midlife MOTs: how employers can support staff through their middle years
The midlife phase has become even more important to employees’ wellbeing, career and retirement prospects.
Workplace Thought Leadership TeamOctober 10, 2023
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How to get your financial wellbeing programme started in 3 simple steps
We know that poor financial wellbeing can make it hard for people to focus at work. Watch our video guide to kick-start your financial wellbeing programme in three simple steps.
Workplace Thought Leadership TeamSeptember 21, 2023
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3 key takeaways from our financial wellbeing roundtable with Corporate Adviser
How can we support employees with their financial wellbeing and what role do digital tools play? Read or watch our Corporate Adviser roundtable roundup to discover more.
Workplace Thought Leadership TeamAugust 30, 2023
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Member views on responsible investing – discover the latest insights
People care that their pension is invested responsibly. But strength of feeling about some issues is changing. Discover how people feel about responsible investing.
Workplace Thought Leadership TeamAugust 16, 2023
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3 ways to boost financial resilience and support employees through life changes
Major life events and economic pressures can have a significant impact on employees’ finances. With the right tools, employers can help support them during periods of change.
Gail IzatJuly 25, 2023
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How employers can help employees avoid pension scams
Employees may be more worried about their finances these days, so they may be more vulnerable to pension scams. Here’s how employers can help employees keep their pension savings safe from scammers.
Workplace Thought Leadership TeamJuly 05, 2023
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Are ethnic minorities on track for financial security in retirement?
Most ethnic minority groups expect a higher disposable income in retirement than white British people. And all ethnic minority groups expect to retire, on average, one-to-two years earlier. Yet many ethnic minority groups are less likely to contribute to a private pension.
Catherine FootMay 22, 2023
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How employers can help to tackle economic inactivity among the over-50s
Economic inactivity among people aged 50–64 in the UK is a growing concern for some employers. So how can we get more people in this age group back into meaningful work?
Catherine FootMay 05, 2023
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Many of us are under-saving for retirement – say UK government figures
Half of us are projected to have less than a “moderate” pension income in retirement. So it’s vital that new ways are found to encourage people to think more about their long-term savings.
Esther HawleyMarch 29, 2023
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Why we support the Living Wage Foundation’s efforts to tackle pensioner poverty
Without intervention, many people will unknowingly be forced into poverty when they retire. The Living Pension standard will help more workers build up a pension pot that will provide enough income to meet basic everyday needs in retirement.
Neil HughMarch 29, 2023
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With UK inflation higher than expected and interest rates now at 4.25% what’s ahead?
UK inflation higher than expected and interest rates increased to 4.25%. What’s still to come? Read our outlook to find out more.
Workplace Thought Leadership TeamMarch 23, 2023
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The gender pension gap – what’s the real cause?
Women in the UK will typically retire with a pension pot about a third of the size of a man’s. This gender pension gap is more than double the gender pay gap.
Mary BrightMarch 01, 2023
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How employers can help to mitigate the gender pension gap
By the age of 45–54, men are saving around 50% more into their workplace pension than women. And upon retiring, women in the UK will typically have a pension pot about a third of the size of a man’s.
Mary BrightMarch 01, 2023
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Why do so many of us feel overwhelmed by pensions?
If half of us feel overwhelmed by the amount of information on pensions, it is little wonder people might lack confidence in making decisions about their retirement. Targeted education and communication is therefore vital.
Workplace Thought Leadership TeamFebruary 24, 2023
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How to boost diversity, equity and inclusion in pensions systems
As societies change and become more diverse, it is vital that pension systems also adapt. It is therefore important to understand the potential influences on people’s ability and willingness to save for retirement, if we are to uncover how pension systems can be more inclusive.
Workplace Thought Leadership TeamFebruary 17, 2023
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How attitudes towards saving and retirement vary by age, gender and ethnicity
To understand more about diversity, equity and inclusion in pensions, we spoke to the Economic Co-operation and Development about their recent report, Diversity, equity, and inclusion in asset-backed pensions .
Workplace Thought Leadership TeamFebruary 17, 2023
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Are UK interest rate rises coming to an end?
With UK interest rates now at 4%, are they close to their peak? Read our outlook for inflation, interest rates and markets.
Workplace Thought Leadership TeamFebruary 02, 2023
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How retirement plans changed in 2022: survey results
How confident are British people about their plans for retirement? And what's most important to them? In these volatile socioeconomic times, these questions are even more pressing than before. So for the second year running, we’ve surveyed the views of almost 6,000 people in the UK from all walks of life.
Gail IzatJanuary 16, 2023
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Your master trust – time to twist?
Planning a master trust move? This practical guide identifies five critical steps before switching provider and achieving a successful master trust transition.
Donna WalshJanuary 09, 2023
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UK inflation and interest rates – what lies ahead in 2023?
With UK interest rates now at 3.5%, what lies ahead in 2023? Read our outlook for inflation and interest rates.
Workplace Thought Leadership TeamDecember 15, 2022
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What the UK’s economic challenges mean for long-term savings and consumer behaviour
Paul Johnson CBE, Director at the Institute for Fiscal Studies, discusses the UK’s economic challenges and how this may affect people’s retirement plans.
Workplace Thought Leadership TeamNovember 25, 2022
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What's next for UK interest rates?
What’s next for UK interest rates following the biggest hike in decades? We share our thoughts on the Bank of England’s guidance and outlook.
Workplace Thought Leadership TeamNovember 04, 2022
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Unclaimed pension pots: are your employees missing out?
By finding how much money they have in old pensions – and therefore how much they have saved in total – employees will have a far better understanding of how much more they might need to save in order to retire comfortably.
Donna WalshOctober 27, 2022
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How to embed diversity, equity and inclusion into your organisation
Article about embedding equality, diversity & inclusion in to your organisation
Workplace Thought Leadership TeamOctober 24, 2022
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How ill health is holding back many people from entering the workforce
More people are out of work and not looking for work due to long-term ill health than at any time
Mary BrightOctober 20, 2022
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Market volatility – the wider context and long-term considerations
Market volatility is about more than the UK’s mini-budget. Gareth Trainor, Head of Investment Solutions, shares his thoughts on what’s driving markets in the short- and longer-term.
GarethTrainorOctober 20, 2022
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Q&A: Ross Willmott, HO Business Development at Standard Life
Recently appointed Head of Business Development, Ross Willmott tells us about his career so far and why he's excited about the future at Standard Life.
Workplace Thought Leadership TeamSeptember 16, 2022
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Cost of living pressures - tackling feelings of shame and embarrassment
Employers may be able to help people's financial anxieties by normalising conversations about money concerns in the workplace.
Workplace Thought Leadership TeamSeptember 14, 2022
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Cost of living pressures: the impact on people’s financial plans
UK inflation has hit a 40-year high, and an increasing number of people are concerned about the financial impact of higher energy and fuel prices.
Workplace Thought Leadership TeamAugust 12, 2022
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Addressing the digital divide
Find out from Andy Young, Head of Digital and User Experience at Standard Life, what we’re doing to help pave the way for a more digital-savvy future
Andy YoungJuly 25, 2022
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What the UK pensions industry can learn from Australia
Australia's superannuation sector is the fifth-largest pension system in the world, and can provide valuable lessons to the UK.
Workplace Thought Leadership TeamJuly 21, 2022
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Pensions dashboards – your questions answered
By providing people with a consolidated view of all their pensions, the government dashboard could improve people’s engagement with their pensions.
Workplace Thought Leadership TeamJuly 19, 2022
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Online scams – why young people may be more at risk
Younger people may be more exposed to online scams due to their interest in high-risk investments and use of social media.
Workplace Thought Leadership TeamJune 21, 2022
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What financial information do women and men want most?
Life events can profoundly affect employees' mental and physical wellbeing – and their ability to plan financially. Targeted information can help.
Workplace Thought Leadership TeamJune 07, 2022
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How inclusive workplaces can help more of us to prepare for retirement
Ill health and age discrimination are among the reasons why some of us are not confident of being able to work for as long as we would like.
Mary BrightJune 07, 2022
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Why 2-in-5 people are not confident they’re saving enough for retirement: research findings
Research by Phoenix Group Insights finds more than two-in-five people in the UK are not confident they will have enough savings to support themselves in later life
Workplace Thought Leadership TeamMay 12, 2022
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Pension dashboards – will they boost user engagement?
To understand more about the challenges that may lie ahead for dashboards in the UK – but also the opportunities to boost user engagement and retirement planning – read about the lessons learnt from the Swedish pension dashboard.
Workplace Thought Leadership TeamMay 09, 2022
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Why are Gen Z women most worried about not saving enough?
More women than men worry they’re not saving enough. Overall, baby boomers worry least about saving enough, while millennials worry most.
Mary BrightFebruary 01, 2022
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How the PLSA's retirement living standards can help retirement planning
Many of us are still not sure how much money we need to save, in order to have the lifestyle in retirement that we desire.
Donna WalshFebruary 01, 2022
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Helping Gen Xers to get their finances back on track
People aged 41–56 feel less positive about their financial situation, feel least comfortable about their level of savings, and have done the least amount of retirement planning.
Donna WalshFebruary 01, 2022
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Generation Z: what they really think about long-term saving
There is a caring and responsible core to the financial attitudes of Gen Z. 53% of Gen Zers say they feel their investments should be invested sustainably.
Donna WalshFebruary 01, 2022
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When it comes to finances, are millennial women falling behind?
When looking at people aged 25–40 we see a 12% difference in how positively men and women feel about their financial situation. This is a larger gender difference than for Gen X or Gen Z.
Mary BrightJanuary 18, 2022
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How to harness the benefits of older workers
A robust and sustainable business will want a workforce that better reflects its customer-base, and contains a diversity of experiences and perspectives. Older workers are a key part of this diversity.
Mary BrightOctober 21, 2021
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Standard Life wins Master Trust Offering of the Year
After winning Master Trust Offering of the Year at the Pensions Age Awards, Gail Izat, Workplace Managing Director, explains the innovations we’ve been working on that have helped make us the best in class.
Gail IzatAugust 10, 2021
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