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UK inflation (CPI) increased by 9.4 per cent in the year to June 2022, the fastest rate in 40 years, according to the most recent data from the Office for National Statistics....

Defined Benefit transfer values have continued their sharp fall during June, according to XPS Pension Group. According to XPS Pension Group’s Transfer Value Index the average at month's end was £203,000, the...

Zedra has launched a new pensions-focused offering called Pensions & Incentives, which will provide governance advice to schemes and trustees. Zedra, a provider of employee benefits, trustee services, pensions, and related administrative...

Working British Muslims are unknowingly missing out on £11.5bn in pensions due to providers not offering and properly communicating Shariah options, according to Penfold. According to data from Islamic Finance Guru, 206,720...

Around 45 per cent of employees are now working on a hybrid basis which presents challenges with communicating and accessing health and wellbeing support, according to Towergate Health & Protection. Towergate Health...

Four out of 10 people buying drawdown or other decumulation pension products last year did so without seeking financial advice, according to analysis of FCA data. This is the highest proportion of...

The Work and Pensions Committee has endorsed the appointment of Dominic Harris as the new Pensions Ombudsman. The parliamentary committee has concluded Harris has the personal independence and professional competence for the...

In response to the independent report on menopause and the workplace, the government has extended an invitation to woman's health ambassador Dame Lesley Regan to join the UK Menopause Taskforce permanently. The independent report...

The APPG on Financial Resilience has called for automatic enrolment for self-employed people. The group has issued recommendations that were included in the Saving, Spending, and Surviving Report published today. These recommendations...

Rishi Sunak is the only candidate in the race to become the next Conservative leader and prime minister to unequivocally support current plans for the UK to be net zero for carbon...