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One if five pension savers who withdrew a cash lump sum from their pension did so as soon as they turned 55.  The figures from Legal & General, show that a significant...

Octopus Energy's green generation arm has acquired agrivoltaics developer OX2 France from OX2 AB through Octopus’ Sky fund (ORI SCSp) where Nest is the cornerstone investor. OX2 France is an agrivoltaic developer,...

Torsten Bell has been appointed pensions minister, becoming the fourth in just over two years. Bell has been MP for Swansea West since the 2024 boundary change and was previously the chief...

The FCA has today provided an update on its polluter pays regulations, setting out its clear expectations that firms should take reasonable and verifiable steps to ensure any potential and actual redress...

Around 48 per cent of people know how to change their pension contributions with their current employer, but 50 per cent have never considered increasing it, according to the PLSA. Research shows...

Nearly one in four or 23 per cent independent financial advisers are planning to introduce AI tools into their services over the next year, according to Opinium. AI is slowly picking up...

Providers and consultants have urged the government to focus on value for money metrics, rather than asset size when driving consolidation in the DC market.  These responses suggest that the industry is...

The Pensions Regulator could play a key part in driving the government’s growth agenda through reform of DB funding, according to LCP.  The comments come as leaders of the UK's main economic...

Institutional investors reduced risk in government bonds while maintaining their largest stock investments in 16.5 years, with the State Street Risk Appetite Index dropping to -0.09. Investors reduced risk in sovereign bonds...

Increasing numbers of Gen Z and  millennials say they want to take a year-long break from work, in what is being dubbed a ’micro-retirement’.  In many cases these gap years are to...