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3173 Group has appointed former CEO of both The Pensions Regulator (TPR) and the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) Bill Galvin as CEO designate. Galvin will join 3173 on 22 January as CEO...

Health Shield Friendly Society has launched a new cash plan product, offering higher levels of cover to members. This off-the-shelf product, know as Health Shield Select, offers five levels of cover. The...

Avon Pension Fund, the £5.4 billion fund which serves 140,000 people, has brought forward its carbon net zero target to 2045. It follows recent initiatives such as the 2020 commitment of £400...

The former CEO of Hargreaves Lansdown, Chris Hill, will join Quilter in March as a non-executive director.  The appointment was made via a stock exchange announcement. In his new role at Quilter,...

Bluecrest Wellness has appointed Andy Black as its new chair. Black currently serves as a professor of practice at King's College London, the director of the health and life sciences advice firm...

Independent Governance Group (IGG) has acquired Edinburgh-based consultancy firm IC Select. IC Select specialises in helping trustee boards select and monitor investment consultants and fiduciary managers, to ensure assets are managed in...

Healix International has appointed James Henderson as its CEO, while former CEO Charlie Butcher moves to director of group development Henderson has been in senior management in the UK and other countries...

The aggregate surplus of 5,050 defined benefit schemes in the PPF 7800 Index increased through December 2023, rising from a surplus of £425.5 billion at the end of November 2023 to £428.2...

Almost of fifth of UK adults has a long-term musculoskeletal (MSK) condition according to the latest ONS data.  These government figures show the number of people experiencing these problems is increasing: from...

Lockton — the world’s largest privately owned brokerage — has appointed Mark Hathaway as its new pensions and workplace savings team leader. Hathaway joins from Aon, where he has worked for over...