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Three in four workers (75 per cent) said they were be more likely to vote for a political party that is promising to reform workplace pensions — according to a new survey....

Last year saw the biggest ever year-on-year fall in expected lifespans for newly retired pensioners — and this is a major contributory factor in DB surpluses, according to a new report.  WTW’s...

SPONSORED CONTENT Why are more employers looking at healthcare cover? There are around 35m employees in the UK, but only about 6m of them have healthcare through their workplace, be it private...

Belfast-based financial services firm  Kerr Henderson (KHFS) has been acquired by Michael Blaney, managing director of Ashtree Financial Services, and former owner of Autoline, for an undisclosed sum. The merger of KHFS and...

Origo has appointed Vivienne Sacco to be its new chief finance officer. Sacco was pervious both group and UK CFO for FNZ. As a chartered accountant Sacco has 25 years’ experience of working...

The Society of Pension Professionals has elected Sophia Singleton to be its next president.  Singleton, who is a partner and head of DC consulting at XPS will replace Steve Hitchiner, a partner...

Barnett Waddingham has appointed five new partners in its consultancy business as part of a wider series of promotions, designed to support its continued growth. The firm has appointed Alex Toney (employer...

Mobius Life will now provide the investment platform for Smart Pension’s £5bn assets under management, under the terms of a new strategic partnership between the two firms.  Smart says this partnership will...

All pension schemes with Aegon’s Master Trust will now have a named trustee assigned to their scheme to offer individual support and guidance.  Aegon says this new ‘Trustee Connect’ service aims to...

Barnett Waddingham has appointed Kim Durniat as the new business area leader for its insurance and longevity consulting team. Durniat has over 25 years of insurance business expertise, including 15 years at...