Defined contribution (DC) pension strategies with higher equity allocations faced losses in Q1 2025 as markets fell. According to Isio, portfolios with higher cash and lower equity helped limit losses, showing the...
Penfold has raised £3.9m from Gresham House Venture in its latest round of top-up funding. Penfold says this additional funding will help it scale its presence in the UK SME and accountancy...
Royal London will acquire the UK-based infrastructure manager Dalmore Capital, which manages around £6bn of assets across five flagship funds. As part of this deal Royal London has pledged to commit up...
Canada Life’s UK CEO Lindsey Rix-Broom has been promoted to be the CEO, Europe for its parent company Great-West Lifeco. Rix-Broom has been CEO at Canada Life UK since 2021. Prior to...
What’s your current role – and what does this involve? My job is really varied, which is why I enjoy it. I spend most of my time working with our pension risk...
The chances of being diagnosed with cancer continue to grow, with Macmillan Cancer Support data analysis indicating that UK sufferers will hit 3.4m this year – roughly half a million more than...
Independent Governance Group (IGG) has made two appointments to its business development team. The professional trustee and governance services group has appointed Charlie Stewart as client growth manager and Imran Rahim as...
Unum has acquired the renewal rights to Generali UK’s employee benefits business, helping it add scale to its group risk business and expand into the global captive insurance market. As part of...
The Department of Work and Pension has said record funding levels in the defined benefit (DB) sector will mean up to £160bn could be utilised to boost UK growth. In a statement...
Just 39 per cent of employers believe their staff have a good understanding of the full range of employee benefits provided, according to Towergate Employee Benefits. The research highlights that hybrid working...
