Muna Abdi

3 days ago | corporate-adviser.com | Muna Abdi

Penfold now has over 100,000 savers and £750 million in assets under administration. The firm reports that it has quadrupled its customer base in three years, amid rising demand for digital workplace pensions. Penfold provides workplace pensions for over 4,000 businesses, including more than 3,000 small firms with fewer than 10 employees, 500 SMEs, and several large organisations. In total, more than 55,000 employees are saving through Penfold.

4 days ago | corporate-adviser.com | Muna Abdi

Hargreaves Lansdown calls for a more reasonable and realistic approach to measuring pension adequacy, warning current benchmarks risk giving savers “false hope” or “misplaced worry.”According to its new report, Pension Resilience Benchmarks, published ahead of the next phase of the government’s Pension Review, the lack of a consistent, fit-for-purpose measure of pension adequacy is undermining effective retirement planning.

5 days ago | corporate-adviser.com | Muna Abdi

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has named Deborah Evans as the new chair of The Pensions Ombudsman (TPO), effective 1 July 2025 for five years. Pensions Ombudsman Dominic Harris says: “I am delighted to welcome Deborah as our new Chair. She has a wealth of experience in local government, ombudsman services and the legal sector, which will stand her in good stead for the challenges we face at TPO.

5 days ago | corporate-adviser.com | Muna Abdi

Karl Bennett has been re-elected as chair of the Employee Assistance Professionals Association (EAPA) UK until 2027. Bennet, who was the former Wellbeing Director at employee benefits provider Vivup and director at EAP provider Carefirst, was first elected as chair in 2023. Bennett emphasised the importance to the sector of maintaining the highest standards and focusing on core capabilities around mental health at his presentation to the EAPA UK Annual General Meeting last week.

1 week ago | benefits-expert.com | Muna Abdi

As the professionals responsible for helping their organisations navigate NI hikes, rising employee stress levels and looming redundancies, the pressure on HR, reward and benefits teams has never been greater. HR is expected to lead with strength and compassion. But who is supporting the supporters?