Just Group has completed a full scheme buy-in agreement with the Trustee of a scheme sponsored by a global distribution company, insuring almost 1,000 deferred members and achieving record 2021 sales. This...
Standard Life, part of Phoenix Group, has concluded a £1.7bn bulk purchase annuity transaction covering all members of the Gallaher Pension Scheme. The transaction, which was completed in December, secures the benefits...
Central banks should live with inflation rather than destroy demand and economic activity says BlackRock. A new paper from the BlackRock Investment Institute, titled 'A World Shaped by Supply,' concluded that central...
Healix's head of clinical development Sally Campbell looks at how employers can better support staff with female-specific health benefits. The average employee will spend over a third of their life at work,...
Cushon is acquiring Creative, manager of the Creative Pension Trust. Cushon will now have 400,000 customers and £1.7 billion in assets under management, including ISA savings, with annual inflows of more than...
Goldman Sachs Asset Management has appointed Christy Jesudasan to lead the sales and distribution of its UK fiduciary management business, based in London. Christy grew fiduciary management businesses at BMO, Kempen, and...
This year is set to be the biggest on record for pension scheme de-risking, with £65bn of bulk annuity and longevity swap transactions anticipated to complete, according to Willis Towers Watson’s annual...
The expiration of Coronavirus Act powers in March 2022 threatens to drive thousands of nurses and doctors out of the NHS in order to avoid financial penalties, according to data from the...
Rachel Vahey has been appointed as head of policy development at AJ Bell. Vahey was previously senior technical consultant at AJ Bell having joined the business in 2019. Prior to AJ Bell, she...
UK inflation (CPI) grew by 5.4 per cent in December 2021, a 30-year high and up from 5.1 per cent in November. Industry experts say today’s soaring inflation figures put pressure on...
