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The Pensions Scams Industry Group has appointed Christine Sawyer to be the new chair of its Pensions Scams Industry Forum (PSIF). She replace Tommy Burns, who has help the position since the...

Nest partners with HarbourVest to help invest £1.5bn in PE

Nest has appointed HarbourVest Partners to help the pension scheme invest in private equity. The new private equity mandate will help Nest invest at least £1.5bn in this asset class by early...

Goddard Perry Employee Benefits joins Grid

Goddard Perry Employee Benefits has joined Grid. Goddard Perry will profit from updates from Grid on market and legal changes in addition to networking opportunities. Goddard Perry director Mark Pattison says: “As...

Aviva data chief joins Canada Life

Canada Life has appointed Cath Goddard as its head of data, insight and customer relationship management. Goddard has over 25 years of experience in data science and insight-driven jobs. She has also...

Annuity rates approach 6pc – Canada Life

The benchmark average for what is considered a ‘healthy’ annuity rate for someone age 65 has almost reached 6 per cent, according to Canada Life. According to the research, recent positive rate...

LCP finds link between generosity of transfer values and volume of transfers

There is a link between the relative generosity of transfer values and the volume of transfers out in Transfer values offered by Defined Benefit (DB) pension schemes, according to LCP. The new...

Punter Southall Aspire launches tool to boost staff pensions

Punter Southall Aspire has launched a new online tool to help employees not only understand their retirement options but also to get help purchasing an annuity. Pension Potential looks at every market for the best...

Nearly 4 in 5 consumers now ‘understand’ pensions – research

Nearly 78 per cent of people say they "understand" pensions but there is still a need for the industry to greatly simplify member engagement, according to new consumer research conducted by Link...

PTL to rebrand as Zedra