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Pensions & Investment CPD hub

Online resources for your continued professional development.

You need to complete a minimum of 35 hours of CPD each year for retail investment activities, of which 21 hours should be structured. If you also sell insurance, the 15 hours required by the Insurance Distribution Directive (IDD) can be included in that.

Vulnerable customers – a proactive approach in identification and support

In this session Shelley Read and Fiona Hanrahan discuss why it’s important to identify vulnerable customers and ways of doing this. 

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Auto-enrolment

The future of auto-enrolment: building on 10 years of success

In this report we look at the impact auto-enrolment has had on UK savings behaviours and retirement outcomes.

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Consumer Duty

The meaning of value

Join Jamie Jenkins, (Policy, Communications and External Affairs Director at Royal London) and Mike Barrett, (Consulting Director at The Lang cat) as they discuss the findings of our new research report: The meaning of value.

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Consumer Duty – a practical guide (pensions)

In this session we’ll start by looking at what outcomes the FCA are looking to achieve, followed by a reminder of what’s changing, and just as importantly, what the duty doesn’t do.

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Contributions, annual allowance and tax relief

Tax relief and annual allowance

Jim Grant and Jennifer Irvine dig deeper into the technicalities of tax relief and the annual allowance in our webinar master-class.

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General

Vulnerable customers – a proactive approach in identification and support

In this session Shelley Read and Fiona Hanrahan discuss why it’s important to identify vulnerable customers and ways of doing this. 

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Retirement Income Advice Review

Join Justin Corliss, Technical Team Manager, and Craig Muir, Senior Technical Manager, where they'll explore the Retirement Income Advice Review.

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Tackling the gender pension and wealth gap

Our latest research looks at the differences between men and women in saving for retirement, their long-term savings and general approach to the protection market.

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Considering pensions and protection when a relationship ends

In this presentation Shelley Read and Justin Corliss will consider the financial implications of relationships, both marriage and cohabitation, coming to an end.

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Dispelling myths around trusts

Join Fiona Hanrahan and Gregor Sked, Senior Technical Managers, where they’ll talk over dispelling myths around trusts in both the protection and pensions industries.

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What advisers are asking us right now

Join Senior Intermediary Development and Technical Managers, Shelley Read and Craig Muir, as they’ll discuss what advisers, in both the protection and pensions industries, are asking us right now.

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Pension changes and tax year end

Join Senior Intermediary Development and Technical Managers Justin Corliss and Fiona Hanrahan for our first webinar of 2024.

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The gender gap – not just a pensions issue

There’s a lot in the press about the gender pensions gap, and a timebomb ticking for women in retirement which isn’t going away any time soon. But is there a gender gap across all ages and life stages? And how does this impact pensions, protection, and financial resilience overall?

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State Pensions and related benefits – what you need to know

In this webinar, we investigate the pension concerns Royal London’s technical team are regularly asked about, as well as questions raised during our customer research.

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Bridging the gender pension gap

In this report we look at pensions inequality in the UK, the various factors that contribute to this gap, and the steps can be taken by industry, employers and individuals to improve and deliver more equal retirement outcomes.

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Tax year end - your top questions answered

We look at how to solve common tax year issues and answer your frequently asked tax year end questions.

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Opening the door to workplace pensions and business protection

In this webinar, we consider the key differences in different types of workplace pension agreements, recent market findings and the use of salary exchange. 

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