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Smart has achieved Living Wage and Living Pension accreditation with the Living Wage Foundation. Four in five workers aren't saving enough for retirement. This accreditation proves what we've always believed: when you invest properly in talented and compassionate people and innovate, everyone benefits. Hear more on why this accreditation matters to you from our Chief People Officer, Alex Arundale.
Last weekend our colleagues in Poland supported Rails Girls Krakow, a free two-day workshop that helps girls and women to gain the skills, confidence and experience they need for a career in technology and programming. Thank you to everyone who gave up their time and made the event such a success! We are proud to support Rails Girls London, too, and to be doing our bit to help software developers at every stage of their careers.
Big news: We are happy to announce that we have acquired US-based financial wellness services provider ProManage LLC. The acquisition brings Smart’s total Assets Under Management (AUM) to over £8 billion. This milestone follows our recent news that Smart Pension – our UK workplace pension business, serving over 1 million UK pension savers – reached £3bn AUM in May 2023.
Big announcement: Smart has raised $95m in Series E funding. We’re delighted to announce that Aquiline Capital Partners has led the round, with Chrysalis Investments, Fidelity International Strategic Ventures and other existing strategic investors also participating. This equity injection will continue Smart’s global expansion, taking our current £5.5bn AUM to an expected £10.5bn by the end of Q2 2023, with a total growth of 123% in H1 2023.
Congratulations to our Investments Team, who collected this trophy for ‘Best Investment Strategy’ at the PensionsAge Awards at the Grosvenor House hotel in London last night. We prioritise sustainability across our investments and believe in making a positive contribution to both the planet and society. Well done to all the winners at the event!
It’s #DebtAwarenessWeek and with the rising cost of living, it can be difficult to manage your financial expenditure. To help you take control of your finances, have a look at the ‘10 ways to save’ on our financial wellbeing hub. Read more: https://lnkd.in/ez9EWahD
We’ve been shortlisted for 'DC Master Trust of the Year' and 'Pensions Communication Initiative of the Year' for the UK Pensions Awards 2023, hosted by Professional Pensions.
Five of our Smart colleagues are on this year’s Innovate Finance Women in FinTech Powerlist 2022, published today. Congratulations to Kate Ross, Mireia Reyes Mas, Nicki Dyson, Silvia Duarte and Sue Whittington, as well as to all others who made the Powerlist. #WIFPowerlist22 See the full list: https://lnkd.in/et-dmXCR
Smart’s Director of International, Daniel McLaughlin is attending the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) 2023 conference in Brisbane this week. It’s one of the largest pensions events in the world and brings all sectors of the #superannuation industry together under one roof. We’re looking forward to hearing from experts on some of the biggest issues facing the industry today.
Smart has been named one of the fastest-growing companies in Europe by the Financial Times. We’re ranked in the top 15 fintech companies in their FT 1000 rankings, and one of the top 200 for fastest growth among all companies across Europe. This is excellent recognition of our growth, as we push forward on our mission to transform retirement, savings and financial wellbeing, across all generations, around the world. Thank you to our partners across the world, all of our supportive clients, Smart Pension’s million-plus members, and everyone in the team at Smart who has contributed to the journey so far! Read more: https://lnkd.in/eW6KtFuN
