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How important is scale when it comes to DC investment into private markets?  Scale is critical to enable  better outcomes. At smaller sizes, private markets exposure is often constrained to pooled or...

Economic inactivity due to poor health is costing the UK £212 billion a year, equivalent to 7% of GDP. Sickness is at an all time high, with employees now taking off nearly...

A pay gap report from retirement fund Nest has found reductions in gender and ethnicity pay gaps year on year, although striking differences remain. The median gender pay gap within Nest’s workforce...

Research by Hargreaves Lansdown has shown that less than half of Brits (47 per cent) know that their pension pot is invested. A further 23 per cent claimed that they were unsure...

Mental healthcare provider Onebright has acquired the digital platform Mindstep for an undisclosed sum. Onebright says this creates the UK’s first digitally-led end-to-end workplace mental healthcare and neurodevelopmental service. Onebright specialises in...

Around a third of consumers are using artificial intelligence for pensions and investments advice, according to a comprehensive report into the impact of artificial intelligence in financial services, conducted by the Financial...

Upcoming changes to the inheritance tax (IHT) treatment of pensions could create new opportunities for fraudsters, as uncertainty pushes savers to reassess their retirement and estate planning decisions. From April 2027, unused...

Its 8am on a Sunday and I’ve been up and about for some time, hanging out with my young daughter, smiling as I watch her alternate between demolishing a piece of toast...

Private market allocations have become a “key differentiator” between DC defaults across the workplace market, according to a new report from Hymans Robertson. The pensions consultancy says providers are increasingly allocating to...

Corporate cash plans and group life policies were the fastest-growing workplace protection products in 2025 as employers continued to prioritise lower-cost health and protection benefits against a backdrop of rising healthcare costs,...