HMRC and the Financial Conduct Authority have issued co-ordinated statements clarifying that 30-day ‘cooling off’ cancellation rules may not apply to savers taking tax-free cash from pensions. This comes amid speculation that...
Legal and General has completed a £1.6 billion buy-in with the BP Pension Fund, marking the first transaction for the £18 billion fund. L&G provided a gilt-based price lock using the Fund’s...
The Pensions Regulator’s chief executive Nausicaa Delfas has been appointed as a non-executive director of The Centre for Finance, Innovation and Technology (CFIT). CFIT seeks to unlock the barriers to growth in...
The Society of Pension Professionals (SPP) is urging the pensions industry to lead change in tackling the disability employment and pensions gaps. Its latest published paper, titled "Inclusive Futures," includes insights from...
Infrastructure investment is expected to boom this year, with some private asset mangers forecasting inflows will be up by 50 per cent. These figures were contained in new research from the Carne...
Aviva has completed a £160 million bulk purchase annuity (BPA) buy-in with the SG Pension Fund, securing the benefits of more than 1,900 members. The scheme sponsor is Portakabin Limited, a provider...
The risk transfer market saw the lowest DB transactions in H1 since 2021 of £9.8bn across 161 deals in the first half of 2025 but volumes in the second half are catching...
Standard Life has unveiled details of its new private assets default strategy, which aims to launch in the first quarter of next year. This ‘Future Opportunities’ default will run alongside its existing...
Chronic condition benefits utilisation rose 92 per cent year-over-year in H1 2025, according to Healix Health’s H1 2025 benefits usage data. Chronic condition benefits support for long-term health issues such as diabetes,...
Seven in 10 SME leaders are now using AI tools like ChatGPT to shape their employee benefits strategies, according to independent insurance broker Lockton. According to its report, 'From Gut-Feel to Data-Driven:...
