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Financial Wellness2 minsGail IzatFebruary 13, 2024
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Financial Wellness2 minsGail IzatJanuary 16, 2024
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Financial Wellness3 minsNeil HughOctober 24, 2023
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. -
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Financial Wellness3 minsGail IzatSeptember 27, 2023
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Financial Wellness5 minsCatherine FootMay 22, 2023
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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. -
Financial Wellness4 minsCatherine FootMay 05, 2023
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Financial Wellness3 minsNeil HughApril 12, 2023
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Financial Wellness3 minsEsther HawleyMarch 29, 2023
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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. -
Saving and Investing3 minsWorkplace Thought Leadership TeamMarch 23, 2023
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Financial Wellness1 minsGail IzatMarch 13, 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. -
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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. -
Recommended3 minsWorkplace Thought Leadership TeamFebruary 17, 2023
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People who plan for their retirement generally feel better about their finances – and enjoy retirement more. Even those who take small steps feel better than those who do nothing. -
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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. -
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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. -
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Over the next decade, we believe that increasing the auto-enrolment minimum contribution level to 12% is sensible. -
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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. -
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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. -
Saving and Investing3 minsDonna WalshOctober 27, 2022
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. -
Financial Wellness2 minsWorkplace Thought Leadership Team
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How to embed diversity, equity and inclusion into your organisation
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Financial Wellness3 minsMary BrightOctober 20, 2022
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More people are out of work and not looking for work due to long-term ill health than at any time -
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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. -
Standard Life News2 minsWorkplace Thought Leadership TeamSeptember 16, 2022
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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. -
Financial Wellness3 minsWorkplace Thought Leadership Team
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Employers may be able to help people's financial anxieties by normalising conversations about money concerns in the workplace. -
Retirement Solutions3 minsGail IzatAugust 29, 2022
Auto-enrolment: what the next 10 years may bring
Auto-enrolment has been a success since it was introduced 10 years ago. But what more must be done to help people save for a financially secure and fulfilling retirement. -
Financial Wellness3 minsWorkplace Thought Leadership TeamAugust 12, 2022
Cost of living pressures: the impact on people’s financial plans
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Financial Wellness6 minsAndy 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. -
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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. -
Financial Wellness4 minsWorkplace Thought Leadership TeamJune 21, 2022
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Younger people may be more exposed to online scams due to their interest in high-risk investments and use of social media. -
Financial Wellness2 minsWorkplace Thought Leadership Team
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Financial Wellness3 minsMary BrightJune 07, 2022
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Retirement Solutions3 minsWorkplace Thought Leadership Team
May 12, 2022
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 -
Retirement Solutions2 minsWorkplace Thought Leadership Team
May 09, 2022
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. -
Saving and Investing5 minsWorkplace Thought Leadership TeamMarch 22, 2022
Spring statement 2022: pension and tax changes
Here's a summary of the pension and tax changes announced in the mini-budget/spring statement that may affect your members. -
Financial Wellness3 minsMary Bright
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More women than men worry they’re not saving enough. Overall, baby boomers worry least about saving enough, while millennials worry most. -
Retirement Solutions3 minsDonna WalshFebruary 01, 2022
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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. -
Financial Wellness3 minsDonna Walsh
February 01, 2022
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. -
Financial Wellness3 minsDonna Walsh
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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. -
Financial Wellness2 minsMary Bright
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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. -
Financial Wellness3 minsMary Bright
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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. -
Standard Life News3 minsGail Izat
August 10, 2021
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. -
Financial Wellness4 minsWorkplace Thought Leadership Team
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Help your employees get their FULL bonus
With many company bonuses being paid in Q1, we look at the benefits of Bonus Sacrifice, which could help employees receive 100% of their bonus.