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Communication

Time To Forget What We Know About The ‘Average’ Customer

18 September 2020

Amid a rising tide of vulnerability and increased pressure from the FCA to design products and services accessible to all, now’s the right time to ditch what we know about the ‘average’ customer and embrace inclusive design.

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Pensions

How Do You Get People To Save For A Pension?

15 September 2020

People are not engaged with pensions and saving has become something of a dirty word in the ‘lower for longer’ environment that followed the financial crash of 2008.

Credit Services

Funding The COVID Retirement Years: How Open Technology Can Ready Lenders For A Surge In Equity Release Demand

14 September 2020

Fears that a generation of ‘later life’ workers had insufficient pensions to support retirement were circulating long before COVID-19 hit the UK in March. Since then, the pandemic has taken an axe to UK pension investments, throwing fuel on the fire of what was already a gathering crisis.

Pensions

EQ Responds To The Pensions Dashboards Programme Call For Input

14 September 2020

EQ have recently responded to the Money and Pension Service (MaPS), call for input on the proposed data scope and details for the introduction of dashboards. EQ fully support the policy of reconnecting people with their pensions so that they can take ownership of their futures.

Business Continuity

The Essential Fraud And Risk Guide For Factors To Traverse COVID-19

10 September 2020

Fraud is always a risk in factoring, but the current COVID-19 pandemic has only exacerbated threats. Here are eight fraud-avoidance tips that factors should utilize to get through the pandemic and come out stronger on the other side.

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Pensions

Executive Remuneration Target Setting For 2021: Balancing Reward With Reputation

09 September 2020

With the UK plunging into a profound recession, executive reward packages look set to come under even greater scrutiny.