Financial planning is a process which can help individuals and families make decisions about money in order to achieve their life goals. Not everyone has access to, or can afford financial planning, so Financial Planning Week was set up to encourage the UK financial [..]
Our parent company Foster Denovo Limited, and fund management company Sequel Investments Limited, announces its audited financial results for 2018. Revenues grow 6% year on year; adjusted EBITDA grows 2.5x year on year; Sequel assets under management [..]
One-in-five calls made to the Samaritans concerns ‘extreme financial distress’. The work the Samaritans do and the sort of calls their listeners receive makes its statistic a scary one. Personal finance is an inevitable aspect of our lives; society [..]
With 62%[1] of UK adults unaware of what their pension pot will be worth when they retire, never has it felt so important to talk about and celebrate the workplace pension. But more importantly than this, we should be encouraging people to start planning, and [..]
It’s fair to say, that without good communication, no matter what size, or type of business you are, you may struggle. Employee motivation and productivity is likely to be low, expectations may not be met, and staff turnover could be higher. And the same goes for [..]
Secondsight, the award-winning employee benefits provider, has today announced it has added a new wellbeing hub as well as a total reward statement tool to its online benefits portal, Mybenefitsatwork. The moves come after the firm has seen increasing demand from [..]
Employee engagement is at the forefront of most benefits strategies, particularly as employers increasingly understand the correlation with higher profits. Beyond just boosting satisfaction, how can employers engage staff directly with business goals? Providing [..]
If you have ever seen me talk at a financial wellbeing event, or read any of my previous blogs, you will know how strongly I feel about workplace financial wellbeing. And, as I put pen to paper to write this blog, I have just read the CIPD’s nineteenth annual [..]
How you communicate your company benefits is as important as the benefits themselves. Mark Bingham, Partner at Secondsight and now Author of COMMS:Moving Your Benefits Story On, believes poor communication leads to confusion. In his book, he provides practical hints [..]
The Foster Denovo Group, Secondsight's Parent Company, has today announced that it has acquired a part of London & Capital’s UK Wealth business, as it continues its acquisition trail. The servicing of London & Capital’s UK Wealth clients’ portfolios [..]
As a keen advocate of financial wellbeing in the workplace, for many years I’ve been working together with employers to help improve their employees’ financial wellbeing. During this time, I have not found many who have implemented a solution to help employees [..]
In April 2019, the final level of auto-escalation for minimum employer and employee contributions to defined contribution (DC) pension schemes came into effect, with employers required to contribute at least 3% of an employee’s salary into the pension pot, while [..]
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We've thoroughly enjoyed our introduction to Secondsight. The whole team is exemplary in their commitment to providing excellent and efficient service and we wouldn't hesitate to recommend them to other law firms or professional services firms seeking a refreshing approach to managing their employee benefits. We are looking forward to continuing our relationship with the business over the coming years.
Caroline Stevens, Director, Crowell & Moring
The ideas and connections Secondsight have brought to Epson, and our local HR team, have been invaluable and meant we have set new financial benefits and wellbeing solutions in place that we would simply not have done before.
Stuart Chalmers, HR Manager UK, Ireland and Nordics, Epson Europe
The world of pensions can be quite grey but you always bring a huge amount of colour to it. I have never been so engaged with pensions and neither have our employees. I would highly recommend you and your team.
Alison Field, Group HR Director, Briggs Equipment
Communication and employee word of mouth have been key to its success to date. We truly believe that the financial education programme is an excellent investment - both in terms of time and money.
Rick Hewitt, Finance Director and Board member at Ricoh
A* customer service and assistance. Nothing is too much trouble.
Jane Howard, Payroll and Rewards Officer, Yazaki Europe
Over the last three years, this team has been proactive and efficient, highly knowledgeable plus friendly and easy to deal with.
David Barry, HR Manager, Manufacturing Technology Centre
Secondsight were very knowledgeable and supportive for staff throughout the process of discussions around the TPS, providing clear information and one to one support for staff that required further detail.
The team at Secondsight also helped set up an alternate solution, enabling an easy and effective transition to the new provider. They were very much instrumental in the success of the whole process.
Director of Finance and Operations/Clerk to the Governors, Shrewsbury House School Trust Limited
Secondsight has been working with us for more than a decade. We greatly value the consultancy support provided, in that it serves to guide us through the oft complex nature of pensions.
Throughout our relationship, Secondsight has proven reassuring, comprehensive and professional. This has enabled us to take prompt and effective action where required.
We have also welcomed their support in ensuring that our member communication is clear and informative. We commend them for service they offer.
Bursar, Lord Wandsworth College
