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Whenever I start writing about what the industry calls ‘the advice/guidance boundary’, I remind myself of when I was editor of Moneywise magazine back in 2015. A reader, Mark, took us up...

DB pension surpluses continue to stand at record levels, having risen by almost £50bn in 12 months according to new data from XPS Group. The data shows that UK DB schemes maintained...

AJ Bell has launched a new parliamentary petition calling on the government to commit to a 'Pension Tax Lock', pledging not to change tax-free cash entitlement and tax relief for at least...

There are “serious concerns” among the pension industry on the timescales being proposed for beneficiaries to pay inheritance tax on pensions. This issues has been raised by the Society of Pension Professionals...

The surplus of UK DB pension schemes maintained a £222bn aggregate surplus against long-term funding targets, up £2bn in September 2025 and £48bn year-on-year. According to XPS, schemes achieved a record funding...

Cigna Healthcare has launched a new healthcare solution aimed at Japanese expatriates working in the UK. The product offers a concierge option with Japanese-speaking support, as well as access to traditional medicine...

The Broadstone Sirius Index shows funding improvements across both the fully hedged and 50 per cent hedged DB pension schemes, with the asset growth exceeding liability increases from a slight rise in...

TPT Retirement Solutions has appointed Ruari Grant as its new head of policy & external affairs. Grant joins TPT from Pensions UK, where he was most recently head of DC & master...

Smart Pension is marking Customer Service Week by publishing its weekly average call wait times on its website and app. The new tracker allows savers to see how long it takes to...

Canada Life has appointed Dominic Carpenter as commercial & strategy director, bulk purchase annuities (BPA).  Carpenter joins from Phoenix Group, where he most recently served as group capital director. He also spent...