Muna Abdi

London

Reporter at Corporate Adviser

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Articles

SPP warns against salary sacrifice changes

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

The Society of Pension Professionals (SPP) has warned against potential changes to salary sacrifice arrangements for pensions, saying reforms would disproportionately harm low and moderate earners and reduce overall pension saving. Recent research commissioned by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has sparked speculation that the government may be considering reforming or abolishing salary sacrifice as a way to reduce public spending.
Cheviot simplifies pension management with new model

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

Cheviot, a multi-employer pension trust offering both defined benefit (DB) and defined contribution (DC) schemes, has introduced a new operational and investment model in response to increasing regulatory demands, rising costs, and the need to simplify scheme management. Spence & Partners has been appointed as the administrator for all Cheviot schemes, while Van Lanschot Kempen was appointed as fiduciary manager last year for their investment and sustainability expertise.
Isio connects to pensions dashboard ecosystem

1 week ago | corporate-adviser.com | Muna Abdi

Isio has connected its first pension scheme to the Pensions Dashboards ecosystem, joining Royal London, Aegon, Fidelity, Barnett Waddingham and Standard Life. The move strengthens the partnership between Isio, the scheme’s trustees, and tech provider Equisoft. Isio says trustees should think beyond compliance and use the dashboards rollout as a springboard for broader transformation.
NatWest Cushon spells out path to £25bn

1 week ago | corporate-adviser.com | Muna Abdi

NatWest Cushon says it has a “clear path” to reaching the government’s scale target of managing at least £25 billion in assets by 2030 for pension providers, following the final report from the Pensions Investment Review, which calls for greater consolidation in the industry. The report forms part of the government’s wider strategy to strengthen long-term investment in the UK economy.
Govt to unlock £160bn in DB surpluses with relaxed rules

1 week ago | corporate-adviser.com | Muna Abdi

The government plans to unlock around £160 billion in surplus funds held in defined benefit (DB) pension schemes, as announced in the Final Pension Investment Review. Trustees and employers will have greater flexibility to agree on how surplus funds are utilised under the new rules. This could include improving pensions for current members, boosting retirement benefits for employees, or returning money to the company to support its operations.
Isio appoints Secondsight MD as client experience director

1 week ago | corporate-adviser.com | Muna Abdi

Secondsight managing director, David Taylor, has joined Isio as its client experience director. In his new role within Isio’s employee benefits team, Taylor will lead the firm’s wellbeing, risk & healthcare proposition and contribute to the broader EB business as part of the leadership team. He joined Secondsight last year following its acquisition of Punter Southall Aspire’s employee benefits business, where he had also been managing director.
Income protection sales soar 18pc in 2024: Swiss Re

1 week ago | corporate-adviser.com | Muna Abdi

Income protection was the standout performer in 2024’s individual protection market, with new policy sales up 18 per cent, according to Swiss Re’s latest Term & Health Watch report. According to the report, produced with iPipeline, the long-term individual protection market overall grew by 2.2 per cent, with just over 2 million new policies sold across Term Assurance, Whole Life, Critical Illness, and Income Protection.
Financial advice boosts equity investing among women: research

1 week ago | corporate-adviser.com | Muna Abdi

Women who receive financial advice are significantly more likely to invest in equities, according to new research from M&G. The report, “The Untapped Potential of Women’s Wealth”, shows that 49 per cent of advised women invested in equities over the past five years, compared to just 28 per cent of those without advice, while men are more inclined to invest in equities regardless of whether they seek advice. The report also found that women are more concerned about losing money than men.
Royal London connects to pensions dashboard ecosystem

1 week ago | corporate-adviser.com | Muna Abdi

Royal London has connected to the Pensions Dashboards Programme (PDP) Ecosystem, joining Aegon, Fidelity, Barnett Waddingham and Standard Life. Royal London will provide customers with a digital view of their legacy pensions when the service becomes available. The aim is to offer a single view to help pension holders manage and review the pension pots accumulated over time.
DC pension funds with high equity faced losses in Q1 : Isio

2 weeks ago | corporate-adviser.com | Muna Abdi

Defined contribution (DC) pension strategies with higher equity allocations faced losses in Q1 2025 as markets fell. According to Isio, portfolios with higher cash and lower equity helped limit losses, showing the value of cautious, de-risked strategies in uncertain times. The year started well, boosted by hope around AI progress and supportive policies after a strong end to 2024.