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The UK has the highest level of mental ill-health in Europe but the pandemic has led to a reduction in the stigma around mental health, according to the AXA Mind Health and...

Regulators working across the financial services sector have published a joint formal agreement, agreeing to work together on issues of common interest.  The agreement, known as the Wider Implications Framework, sets out...

The Pensions Regulator has sets out its plans for how the new collective defined contribution (CDC) schemes should be regulated. This draft codes comes ahead of changes which will see trustees be...

Quintet Private Bank has introduced a multi-asset, climate-neutral investment fund. Essential Portfolio Selection (EPS) Quintet Earth, a UCITS fund, combines equal exposure to green bonds and low-carbon equities while offsetting associated carbon...

Aegon has made a number of product changes to improve its income protection proposition. This includes extending its immediate cover facility for both its Business Protection and Relevant Life products to 180...

The Origo Transfer Service achieved one million transfers in a year in 2021, completing transfers for around 150 brands. The Fintech, which handles the vast majority of the industry's defined contribution (DC)...

Employee benefits platform WorkLife by OpenMoney has appointed Magdalena Tulik as its new marketing manager. Tulik has worked in marketing and business development across the professional and financial services sectors, most recently at...

A review of customer uptake by Interactive Investor indicates that its Investment Pathways scheme has been ignored by investors. Interactive Investor data indicates that only 5 percent of customers entering drawdown in...

The government may need the help of private-sector experts, according to Baroness Altmann, who has recommended several actions for the government to take to address underpayments of state pensions. 134,000 people, most...

50 members out of every 10,000 transferred their pensions in December, the lowest rate since XPS began tracking this activity in July 2018, according to the XPS Pension Group's Transfer Activity Index....