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If you work with Smart, you’ll know that a digital-first approach defines everything that we do.
Members of our Core User Experience Research Team, walk us through research methods used during lockdown and some of their learnings during the development of our new product Smart Retire.
Comes as new research finds that 1 in 8 UK adults aged 55+ are to delay retirement due to Covid pandemic.
Follows global restructure in which Jamie Fiveash was announced as CEO of Smart’s UK business
The team will launch a US recordkeeping solution for Pooled Employer Plans in time for SECURE Act 2.0 roll-out
With retirement savings industry Veteran Jodan Ledford at the helm, Smart enters the US market with industry adoption already on a par with the country's second-largest recordkeeper by number of plans.
Smart Pension's response to Government consultation: Taking action on climate risk: improving governance and reporting by occupational pension schemes
In 2020, five Smart employees are on the shortlist for the prestigious Women in Pensions Awards. Here's why this is important, both to Smart, and to some of those shortlisted. So congratulations on your nominations to Hilary Wilcox, Karina Kajelova, Kate Ross, Lauretta Akwule and Rebecca Peche. Good luck to you all!
Fiveash joined Smart as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) in 2017.
Smart respond to a letter from the Chair of Work and Pensions Committee asking for ideas to deal with the issue with the proliferation of small pension pots.
The changes are announced following the close of a recent funding round and reflects a new international structure.
Smart Pension response to DWP's Call for Evidence on Costs and Charges.
Getting the data standards clear and right is a necessary first step in injecting some momentum into the creation of pension dashboards.
Smart Pension comment on HM Treasury 'Pensions Tax Relief Administration' call for evidence
In this video we share a sneak peek of our Pension Walkthrough tool, which will help people better understand and manage their pensions, coming soon to Smart Pension.
The publication of the Call for Input represents another significant and critical step forwards for the pensions dashboards programme.
Smart Pension’s response to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) Consultation.
We had a lot of fun creating our most recent Smart Snap which features 19 of us from across our organisation, and shows how we are working together to support our customers through these challenging times.
Natixis Investment Managers, one of the world’s largest asset management firms, has made a strategic investment in Smart.
Smart has announced two non-executive appointments to its main company Board.
A mini-documentary produced by BBC StoryWorks for Innovation In Finance week, members of the Smart Team talk a little about how we are changing pensions around the globe and at home, starring our friends at ArenaFlowers.com.
Smart Pension has announced a new partnership with London-based FinTech DueDil, a company intelligence platform that provides unique insights on more than 50 million companies worldwide.
In this video, we introduce Smart's Content Guild, our dedicated team of content designers and discuss why plain English is so important in pension communications.
As a responsible business, we are following government advice to ensure the safety of our staff, customers and members. This is of paramount importance to us. We also understand that unsettled markets can be scary for our customers and we would like to reassure them that we are here to help.
The proposals outlined in the consultation will hopefully lead to higher standards across all occupational pension schemes and better outcomes for members.
In this video, we share a sneak peek of Smart Retire our unique to and through master trust solution for retirement – coming this year to Smart Pension.
The TPR's 'Annual DC Trust' report highlights the changing shape of the market to the benefit of pension savers.
Workplace pension innovator Smart has been named as the preferred provider to deliver the secondary pension scheme which is set to be introduced into legislation by the States of Guernsey in 2020.
At Smart we're often asked how we grew from just a few people to hundreds in just a few short years, joined along the way by investors including J.P. Morgan, LGIM, and Link Group.
Workplace pensions innovator, Smart, and the leading administrator in the Australian superannuation industry, Link Group, have today announced a strategic global partnership to take their combined expertise into new markets both in the UK and globally.
An authoritative new report has found low charges and costs don’t necessarily guarantee good retirement outcomes for members.
The news of his new role comes at an important time for the leading workplace pensions innovator as it extends its reach in the UK as a broader DC pension provider and moves into new global territories with its platform technology arm.
Smart has hired ex-Bravura Solutions and GBST EMEA business development director Kirsty Worgan as its first Chief Commercial Officer.
Prior to joining Smart, Mark Howard spent 14 years at Clyde & Co.
Smart Pension Director of Global Clients will take up the two-year post with immediate effect.
Smart Pension has launched its simplified and standardised annual statement this month.
Technology is a given, what people really want is the choice and competition it brings, says Smart Pension’s Head of UX Innovation Harry Brignull during UK Fintech Week.
As the pensions industry prepares to bring its technology into the 21st century to match customer expectations, Sam Barton looks at the digital transformation we’ve already seen happen in banking - and compares it to the march of the fintechs that start with a clean sheet...
Smart will be one of an initial cohort of ten sector-leading companies to take part in the initiative in Australia
As a pensions enthusiast, I’m always trying to convince friends that it's important to save for their future. All too often, it falls on deaf ears - even before I get onto the exciting topic of tax relief.
The proposals outlined in the consultation are a 'good step forward', but need clear guidance and clear sanctions for them to have a positive impact.
Michael Watkins, 34, was praised by judges for the pioneering work he does to challenge convention within the financial services sector.
There is a strong case for the concept of open pensions, in many ways it is the right thing to do.
Paul Bucksey has extensive expertise in the UK’s pension industry spanning two decades and at a very senior level.
Female leaders and innovators that are transforming financial technology across a broad range of financial services roles.
Smart Pension play an important role in enabling the continued growth of workplace pensions for the benefit of consumers.
The company has taken a minority equity stake in the firm as part of Smart’s new strategic placement funding round, bringing total funds raised to date to c.£50m.
The DWP’s CDC consultation comes to an end this week. This is the first serious attempt at finding a new way to do pensions, trying to find that middle way between defined benefit and defined contribution.
The dashboard has the potential to reconnect people with their pensions.
Workplace savings technology innovator Smart Pension, has today announced a partnership with the national financial advisory group Lighthouse Group plc ("Lighthouse").
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