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The gap between the best and worst-paying annuities has grown recently, in line with rising bond yields, says retirement specialist Just Group. According to research, a 70-year-old could earn nearly 20 per...

The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has cut its 2025/26 levy estimate from £100m to £45m as the government moves toward a rule change that could reduce it to zero. The industry has...

Listen to the latest Scottish Widows podcast.  Robert Cochran, our Innovation and Engagement Specialist is joined by Scottish Widows Master Trust and IGC Lead, Sharon Bellingham. Sharon shares her invaluable experience and...

Towers Watson has appointed Ashu Bhargava as a senior director in its retirement business. Bhargava joins from Clara Pensions, where he worked as chief origination officer for almost seven years. He has...

Health Shield’s Select Health Cash Plan sales rose 95 per cent after launching a £6.50 Level 2 cover, now chosen by 62 per cent of members. Over the previous year, the average...

US tech stocks lost over $1 trillion (£802bn) this week following the launch of China’s low-cost AI chatbot, DeepSeek. Nvidia, a key AI chip supplier, fell 17 per cent ($589 billion) on...

Men have nearly twice as much private pension wealth as women accordion got the latest Wealth & Asset survey from Broadstone. These latest figures demonstrate the significant pension gap between men and...

LGIM’s head of DC, Rita Butler-Jones, has announced that she is stepping down from her role following nine years at the firm. Before joining LGIM, she was the director of business development...

Pension tracking tools will still exist sitting side by side with the dashboard, with companies offering these services partnering with firms that are looking to offer commercial dashboard solutions. Raindrop, which was...

HM Treasury has confirmed the Government's plans to relax rules around DB surplus access. The rule changes will allow surplus funds, currently stuck in pension schemes, be invested in the broader economy which...