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Gender pensions gap: Why are women left behind when it comes to retirement?

The theme for International Women’s Day 2023 is embracing equity. It’s a message we’re passionate about at LifeSight. “Equity,” as the International Women’s Day organisation...

LifeSight’s enhanced post-retirement investment strategy: function determines form

The new purpose-built post-retirement investment options within LifeSight reflect the different objectives members typically have for using their savings.

Is all engagement good engagement?

Member engagement tends to be one of the first things that I talk to employers about. Whilst of course it’s important to engage individuals with...

LifeSight embraces PLSA Retirement Living Standards

Helping individuals set a realistic goal for their retirement has long been a major hurdle between savers and a good standard of living in retirement....

The changing face of employer workplace pensions

The first half of 2020 has seen huge change in the way we live our lives in the UK, with changes in the way we...

The impact of Covid-19

We have quickly become used to the new lexicon of Covid-19 that we deal with every day, epidemiology, viral load, pandemic, and closer to home...

LifeSight secures first master trust authorisation

  The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has authorised the first master trust as part of new laws to implement tougher standards in the market. Master trust...

2019 Predictions

With 2018 now firmly behind us, it’s time to dust of the crystal ball and start thinking about what next year might have in store....

How online innovation can lead to a better retirement

With the busy and often stressful lives we lead today, it’s understandable that people put off considering what they will do when that last day...

The changing retirement needs of the workforce

Preparing to work for longer is increasingly a part of life for most – but that doesn’t mean it’s easy. With trying to make short-term...

LifeSight wins Schroder’s Leading Innovation award

We still have another few months left before we officially bid farewell to 2018, but it’s already been a great year for us here at...

Auto-enrolment contribution rate rise – a blessing or a curse?

The first workplace pensions were given to nurses in 1874 and we have come a long way since then. Schemes for civil servants, police and...

Mind the pensions gap: how to even the savings playing field

The gender pay gap has finally been getting some of the recognition it deserves. But the issues, sadly, don’t end there. James Brown’s iconic lyrics...

LifeSight shortlisted for two awards in the Pensions Age Awards 2018

We think you’ll agree that after the Christmas comedown there is no better way to ring in 2018 than with a few exciting events to...

What does 2018 have in store for master trusts?

From the much anticipated Department for Work and Pensions’ auto-enrolment review, the announcement of the authorisation regime and the two-year anniversary of pension freedoms, 2017...

Game on: the potential for gamification in asset management

Millennials, whether fair or not, do not have a great reputation. This group of people, born sometime between 1980 and 2000 are according to some...

Generation X and pensions – the forgotten generation?

You’d be forgiven for reading the headline of this blog and thinking – Generation X – sounds familiar but who are they again? Unlike their...

The active vs passive investment debate: how to offer the best value for members?

Value for members is a hot topic in the defined contribution (DC) space right now, particularly within the master trust market, where schemes must be...

Savvy millennial savers – what they need to know about pensions

Stagnating salaries, rising house prices and student debt are all part and parcel of the financial challenges facing millennials today. Add to this the fact...

Employee benefits of the future

The way that individuals think about long term savings in the UK has changed dramatically over the past decade or so. From the pension tax...

Helping members get the best outcomes from their post-retirement investment options for drawdown

Since the retirement flexibilities came into force in 2015, people have changed the way they use their Defined Contribution (DC) pension accounts. The number of...

How to ‘master’ a new market – learnings from the master trust sector

The successes and struggles of the master trust market, a sector predicted to have £554bn of defined contribution (DC) assets under management in the UK...

Back to the future: modernising communications in pensions

What can the industry learn from other sectors and how can organisations ensure they are helping to guide their employees to financial security in later...

Who wants to work forever?

The traditional, segmented path of education, career and retirement are now blurring and overlapping and indeed reiterating in ways we couldn’t have foreseen 20-30 years...