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1 week ago | 
moneymarketing.co.uk | Amanda Newman Smith |Darius McQuaid |Andy Curran |Nita Patel
The word ‘disappointed’ appeared frequently in response to UK financial regulators’ joint decision in March to not take forward diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) proposals that had been under consultation since 2023. It was hard to not look ‘across the pond’ at US president Donald Trump’s dismantling of DE&I initiatives and wonder if a similar sentiment was brewing in the UK.
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1 week ago | 
moneymarketing.co.uk | Darius McQuaid |Andy Curran
Schroders has announced four new senior appointments, “which will be focused on enhancing its client-first proposition and driving deeper client relationships.”Karine Szenberg will be appointed executive vice chair, whilst Matt Oomen joins Schroders as global head of client group. In Asia, Gopi Mirchandani has been appointed head of client group, Asia and Jason Yu has been appointed country head for Hong Kong, subject to regulatory approval. Gopi will report to Oomen.
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1 week ago | 
moneymarketing.co.uk | Darius McQuaid |Andy Curran
Phoenix Group’s think tank, Phoenix Insights, has rebranded as the Standard Life Centre for the Future of Retirement, as part of a renewed focus on tackling the UK’s later-life savings gap. Phoenix said the change reflects the centre’s “bold ambition to help everyone achieve long-term financial security”, and aligns with Standard Life’s 200th anniversary celebrations.
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2 weeks ago | 
moneymarketing.co.uk | Andy Curran |Darius McQuaid |Momodou Musa Touray
I am in the final few weeks of my tenure as CEO of Standard Life, a job that I never thought I would have the honour of holding, but which has kept me busy over the last five years. Since I announced my retirement, I have been asked a myriad of questions. But the one that has caused me the most pause for thought was about the best leaders I have encountered and examples of how they demonstrated strong leadership.
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Feb 27, 2025 | 
moneymarketing.co.uk | Andy Curran |Kimberley Dondo |Matthew Connell |Chris Budd
There is no doubt that we are more aware of pensions and long-term savings than we were a decade or so ago. Unfortunately, I am not sure that we are making them easier to understand. Successive governments have increased participation in pension savings with auto-enrolment (AE). They have demanded greater decision-making with Pensions Freedoms. The press has continued to shine a light on pensions, and social media has created its own commentators and pensions-related content.
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Jan 28, 2025 | 
dailybusinessgroup.co.uk | Terry Murden |Andy Curran
Andy Curran, chief executive of Phoenix-owned Standard Life, is retiring in the summer as the provider changes its leadership structure. Mr Curran has been in the role for five years and helped the business hit its £1.5bn new business long-term cash target two years ahead of schedule in 2023. His departure will coincide with Standard Life moving to a flatter leadership structure, which will see the retirement solutions and asset management divisions merge to create one business unit.
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Nov 12, 2024 | 
moneymarketing.co.uk | Andy Curran |Phil Bray |Caitlin Jordan
By any measure, the recent Budget felt like a major political set piece and one which may define much of this parliament. The lead up to it was characterised by division and adversarial politics and, at this point, I think it is helpful to take a step back and look at the positive impact cross-party agreement has had in the past and look forward to how we can work with new policy challenges to deliver for our clients.
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Aug 28, 2024 | 
moneymarketing.co.uk | Andy Curran
There are always two parts to an election: ideas and rhetoric, and then detail and delivery. The first part sets an outcome, the second sets a route-map to get there. To me, both are important. Being able to describe what we intend to do is just as important as setting out how to achieve the goal.
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Jul 11, 2024 | 
archive.is | Andrew Marr |Chris Stone |Andy Curran
A big win changes the facts. So, what is our new reality? As the Keir Starmer ascendancy boots up its laptops, what style of national leadership is coming? These first days in power have felt, already, distinctively different. There is an atmosphere, a mood, a “something” with a sharp, clear smell that is hard to describe. The shock of the new is embedded in Starmer’s unflorid warnings of “tough decisions”, “raw honesty” and being “restless for change”.
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Jun 21, 2024 | 
newstatesman.com | Andy Curran
Since its introduction just over a decade ago, automatic enrolment has undoubtedly transformed retirement savings in the UK, allowing millions of workers to effortlessly save for their future. Seventy-nine per cent of employees – 22.6 million people – now contribute to a workplace pension, an increase from 47 per cent prior to auto enrolment’s inception in 2012. That is a significant achievement. However, a growing body of research shows many people are not saving enough for retirement.
