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The Bank of England has cut interest rates by 0.25 points to 4.75 per cent, in a move widely expected by investors. The reduction is seen favourably by industry experts but there...

Pension Insurance Corporation has completed a £190 million buy-in of the Atradius UK Pension Scheme, securing pensions for 361 pensioners and dependents, 344 deferred members, and 66 active members. This buy-in, which...

TPT Investment Management (TPTIM), part of TPT Retirement Solutions, has launched a new Liability Driven Investment (LDI) solution for UK defined benefit pension schemes, in partnership with Insight Investment. The solution supports...

Standard Life has secured benefits for 2,200 members by completing £250 million in bulk purchase annuity transactions for the Apollo Pension and Life Assurance Plan and the Halma Group Pension Plan. The...

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Cartwright, the pension specialist for defined benefit and hybrid schemes, has rebranded its business, launching five distinct divisions.  These five brand extensions include: Pension Trusts, Charitable Trusts, Funeral Trusts, Employee Rewards, and...

A record 4.7m employees were covered by corporate private medical insurance last year, according to latest data from the Association of British Insurers (ABI). This is the highest figure since this data...

Smart Pension has surpassed £6 billion in Assets Under Management (AUM) in its master trust. According to Smart Pension, its AUM has grown by 20 per cent in 7 months since announcing...

The Broadstone Sirius Index has seen an improvement in defined benefit pension scheme funding, with the 50 per cent hedged scheme moving from full funding to a surplus of 101.8 per cent,...

SPONSORED CONTENT Vanessa: Only recently, the group risk industry body GRiD reported that only one third (30%) of employers offered support to help employees with serious illness, such as cancer, to stay...