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Customer vulnerability is a big issue – but help is available. If I was to ask you how many of your pension scheme’s members are likely to have some kind of vulnerability,...

The expected pensions from a whole-of-a-life Collective Defined Contribution (CDC) scheme are around 50 per cent higher for the same contribution than from a traditional DC scheme, according to LCP. LCP analysed...

Around 2.8 million UK over 50s have returned to work after being previously retired, according to Legal & General. According to the research, only 3 per cent intend to or are considering...

The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) is calling on the Government to announce a Pensions Bill at the state opening of Parliament tomorrow. PLSA director of policy and advocacy Nigel Peaple...

Canada Life has appointed Dan Crook to be the new managing director of its  group protection business. Crook has been with Canada Life for 23 years, joining the business in 2001 as...

XPS Group has expanded its risk settlement team with three new appointments.  Josué Silva joins from Just, Karine Reffreger from the Pension Protection Funds, and Alex Shepherd joins from WTW. All have extensive...

Smart Pension continues to expand its footprint in the UK workplace market with the acquisition of Options Master Trust.  This is Smart Pension’s 10th consolidation into the trust, and will bring total...

There is significant pushback in Australia against allowing early access to pension funds to finance a first home purchase, with fears this could prove costly to the taxpayer and push up house...

Gallagher has officially retired the Buck brand, as part of its efforts to unify the organisation and align its operations under a single identity. According to CEO of Gallagher’s employee benefits &...

Clients using Vitality’s ‘premier’ consultant service last year spent less time in hospital and were less likely to be readmitted, which consequently reduced the overall cost of their treatment, according to the...